Aristophanes: Lysistrata: Translated With Introduction and Notes (Focus Classical Library) (Focus Classical Library) (Paperback)

by Aristophanes (Author), Jeffrey Henderson (Translator)
Key Phrases: political comedy, comic poets, Athenian Ambassador, Old Woman, Lysistrata What (more...)

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"Advanced students and scholars of Greek literature and of the Peloponnesian Wars will find this new text edition indispensable."--Religious Studies Review
"An outstanding commentary, written in a very accessible style."--William Hansen, Indiana University
"An excellent book (in both contents and layout) and a much needed one....Henderson has rendered a signal service in increasing understanding of this comic masterpiece....The accompanying commentary is thorough and enlightening, covering everything from probable staging to metrical analysis."--Choice
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Description
The first new edition in almost sixty years, this volume of Aristophanes' Lysistrata brings the play completely up to date with modern scholarship, providing the first complete account of its history and containing new information about the comic theater and its social and political context. Lysistrata not only brims with topical references to social life, religion, and politics in classical Athens; it is also one of our best sources for information on the life of women in antiquity, offering a unique glimpse of their everyday life. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Company (February 1, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0941051021
• ISBN-13: 978-0941051026
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #203,512 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining Classic with a Modern Translation, December 13, 2002

By	Justin Karp (New York) - See all my reviews

In his comic play, Lysistrata, Aristophanes provides a fantasy account of the Peloponnesian War between the Spartans and Athenians. The women of Greece, disheartened by all of the bloodshed and damage caused by the war attempt to take the matter into their own hands. Led by Lysistrata, the women of Sparta and Athens band together and institute a sex-strike which will continue until the men agree to a cease-fire. Henderson is very liberal with his translation, which stands in contrast to some of the pruder translations from the Victorian era and even ones from this century. The play is filled with graphic sexual innuendos, which were repressed in other editions, but are fully presented here to retain the original comic power of the play. The vernacular used is modern and uninhibited, and is not recommended for young audiences (University level minimum).

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A complete book, May 17, 1999

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This review is from: Lysistrata (Clarendon Paperbacks) (Paperback)

I think this is the best presentation of a Greek text, because there is a good introduction, a lot of help behind in the book, but no translation. So this is the ideal Lysistrata for students.

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT!!, August 4, 2008

By	L. A. Harmon - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Lysistrata (Clarendon Paperbacks) (Paperback)

This is the best feminist play written in ancient Greece... don't know that there were many, but it's a great play anyway.