 Aristophanes, Alan H. Sommerstein Lysistrata & Other Plays: The Acharnians, the Clouds, Lysistrata (Penguin Classics) |
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Aristophanes, Alan H. Sommerstein Lysistrata & Other Plays: The Acharnians, the Clouds, Lysistrata (Penguin Classics) |
 | Aristophanes, Alan H. SommersteinFormat: Paperback, 304ppPublished: April 2003 Publisher: Penguin Classics |
| Publisher info: "Writing at a time of political and social crisis in Athens, Aristophanes (c. 447-c. 385 B.C.) was an eloquent, yet bawdy, challenger to the demagogue and the sophist. In Lysistrata and The Acharnians, two pleas for an end to the long war between Athens and Sparta, a band of women and a lone peasant respectively defeat the political establishment. The darker comedy of The Clouds satirizes Athenian philosophers, Socrates in particular, and reflects the uncertainties of a generation in which all traditional religious and ethical beliefs were being challenged." For this edition Alan Sommerstein has completely revised his translation of the three plays, bringing out the full nuances of Aristophanes' ribald humour and intricate word play, with a new introduction explaining the historical and cultural background to the plays. |