Looking at Lysistrata : Eight Essays and a New Version of Aristophanes' Provocative Comedy.
In Aristophanes' Lysistrata, the women of Athens, fed up with the war against Sparta, go on a sex strike and barricade themselves into the acropolis to persuade their husbands to vote against the war. It is the most often performed of all Aristophanes' comedies. It is also, perhaps, the mo...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Bloomsbury Publishing,
2013.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | In Aristophanes' Lysistrata, the women of Athens, fed up with the war against Sparta, go on a sex strike and barricade themselves into the acropolis to persuade their husbands to vote against the war. It is the most often performed of all Aristophanes' comedies. It is also, perhaps, the most misunderstood. This collection of essays by eight leading academics - written for sixth-form students and the general public alike - sets the play firmly in its historical and social context, while exploring Aristophanes' purpose in writing it and considering the responses of modern audiences and directors. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (219 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781472519962 1472519965 9781472519955 1472519957 |