false<![CDATA[Lysistrata]]>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158284961m/1591.jpg159153This rollicking new translation of Aristophanes' comic masterpiece is rendered in blank verse for dialogue and in lyric meters and free verse for the songs. Appended commentary essays--on ancient warfare, classical Greek rationalism, Athenian women, Athenian democracy and the Athenian festivals--offer lively and informative discussions not only of Aristophanes, but of the broader fifth-century social, political, and cultural context as well.24821771969Lysistratatotal:1630|5:404|4:651|3:447|2:103|1:25|16306196199910714falsefalseWed Jun 20 09:03:21 -0700 2007Wed Jun 20 09:25:58 -0700 2007 Exiting the library the sensor went off.
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The Orestia. The women in this play started out being treated like dirt, but eventually got the respect of many men, through very cl...more...]]>
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40falsefalseSat Jul 18 03:25:49 -0700 2009Sun Jul 19 01:24:15 -0700 2009 And i'm glad I don't because seeing past the feminist message, as ignorant as this ...more...]]>
20falsefalseSat Jun 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009Sat Mar 14 15:42:24 -0700 2009Sun Jun 14 20:52:48 -0700 20091 As might be expected, the dialogue is pretty full of ...more...]]>
41falsefalseWed Jun 04 18:08:41 -0700 2008Mon Jul 27 14:09:04 -0700 2009 The plot (or the general plot) goes something like this: men have been fighting a long and bloody war for ...more...]]>
40falsefalseFri Jun 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008Thu May 15 08:39:39 -0700 2008Fri Jun 13 14:56:28 -0700 2008 Aristophanes is finishing up my tour of the ancient playwrights this summer, and boy is he different from Sophocles and Euripedes. Perhaps it's mostly the modernized translation, but this is bawdy and lewd in a way that's e...more...]]>
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Lysistrata was quite amusing. Greek comedy, I have decided, is much more accessible than Greek tragedy. And in the case of Lysistrata, it is almost too accessible.
Aristophanes’ play was all about sex. All the Greek women, tired of their...more...]]>
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Lysistrata: What do you suggest, then?
Calonice: Well, if we could slaughter a full-grown cock...
Lysistrata: You've got a one-track mind.
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Lysistrata is worth seeing/reading any time. The premise and execution are very fu...more...]]>
30falsefalseSun Sep 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009Tue Sep 15 12:31:05 -0700 2009Thu Nov 05 12:41:40 -0800 2009 It was fun to read, a good comedy a...more...]]>
20falsefalseSun May 11 18:34:19 -0700 2008Sun May 11 23:09:45 -0700 2008 in reading the book and script - i have to say the factor of female influence in socioeconomic decisions, in a time that predates Christianity, is essentially accurate and is what ma...more...]]>
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