Lysistrata / Edition 1

by Aristophanes, Jeffrey Henderson

Overview

The first new edition in almost sixty years, this volume of Aristophanes' Lysistrata brings the play completely up to date with modern scholarship. It provides the first complete account of its history and contains 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198144960
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	08/09/1990
Series:	Clarendon Paperbacks
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	308
Product dimensions:	7.31(w) x 4.81(h) x 0.76(d)

About the Author

Aristophanes was the most celebrated comic playwright in fifth-century BCE Athens.

Aaron Poochigian has published four books of poetry and several translations, including Aristophanes: Four Plays (2021). He lives in New York City.

Editorial Reviews

"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

From the Publisher

These are highly recommended wherever there is an interest in classical drama.

Kliatt Paperback Review