This 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.
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Lysistrata
This 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.
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ISBN-13: | 9781625580597 |
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Publisher: | Start Publishing LLC |
Publication date: | 11/01/2012 |
Series: | Unabridged Start Publishing LLC |
Sold by: | SIMON & SCHUSTER |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 36 |
File size: | 142 KB |
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