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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...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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London :
Bloomsbury Publishing,
2013.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Contributors; Introduction to Lysistrata; 1. Where is the Spine?; 2. The Upside-down World of Aristophanes' Lysistrata; 3. The Many Faces of Lysistrata; 4. Lysistrata the Warrior; 5. Friends and Foes: The People of Lysistrata; 6. Fantasy and Plot in Lysistrata; 7. On Misunderstanding the Lysistrata, Productively; 8. Lysistratas on the Modern Stage; Lysistrata, or Loose Strife, a modern version; Suggested Further Reading; Index.