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Title: Lysistrata by Aristophanes ISBN: 0-486-28225-2 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 20 October, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $1.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (17 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Make love, not war!
Comment: "Lysistrata," the play by Aristophanes, has been published in an anonymous translation as part of the Dover Thrift Editions series. The opening commentary on the text notes that this play dates back to 411 BCE. Aristophanes tells the story of his title character, an Athenian woman who, weary of war, conceives a bold plan: she enlists the women of Greece to refuse to have sex with their men until the men make peace.
The plot of this play is thus quite simple, but it is marvelously handled by the author. The play is a rich and effective mix of slapstick antics, bawdy wordplay, and biting sociopolitical commentary. At the center of this enjoyable play is the commanding figure of Lysistrata. Articulate and resolute, she is truly one of the great characters of world drama; she's a woman with a bold vision.
Although it is a funny comedy, "Lysistrata" does deal with some serious issues that remain relevant after all these centuries. Recommended as a companion text: "Necessary Targets," a play by Eve Ensler. This non-comedic drama also deals with the issue of women in a country at war.
Rating: 5
Summary: Fantastic!!
Comment: This is probably the most entertaining play I've ever read, and it was written more than 2,000 years ago! Aristophanes brilliantly critiques the rigid gender roles of ancient Greek society in several dozen hilarious pages.
Aristophanes writes of a group of Greek women who, in protest of war, refuse to have sex with their husbands, and the plot is a glorious success. Aristophanes depicts men begging their wives for sex, and paints a picture of Greek women not very dissimilar to the women of contemporary Western society.
"Lysistrata" is a crucial reading for anyone interested in Greek history, feminism, or anyone who just wants to read a devastatingly funny comedy about sex.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!
Rating: 1
Summary: Revolting and insulting.
Comment: "Lysistrata" is truly a revolting play that pokes fun at women. They say Aristophanes thought women to be more than toys for their men, but I see the opposite. I think Aristophanes made a satire out of women and the only thing they are good at: sex and reproducing male babies. This is no compliment. To think that the only way women can change their husband's minds would be by withholding intercourse. This is preposterous! I found this play derogatory with ill humor. I do not recommend.
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