by Aristófanes · Ediciones Clásicas · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788478822805
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«Lisístrata» is the Greek comedy by Aristophanes, published by Ediciones Clásicas in paperback (96 pages, in Spanish).
In the midst of the Peloponnesian War, Lysistrata, a shrewd and persuasive Athenian woman, proposes to the women of Greece a sex strike to force their husbands to end the conflict. The play turns this strategy into a satire on the absurdity of war and shows how female intelligence can restore harmony, with a light-hearted tone and cheeky language.
The play was first performed in 411 BC and belongs to the tradition of ancient Greek comedy.
Frequently read in schools and classical literature courses; will appeal to those wanting to learn about ancient Greek theatre.
Aristophanes was an Ancient Greek comic playwright from Athens. He wrote forty plays, of which eleven survive virtually complete. The majority of his surviving plays belong to the genre of comic drama known as Old Comedy and are considered its most valuable examples. Aristophanes's plays were performed at the religious festivals of Athens, mostly the City Dionysia and the Lenaia, and several of them won the first prize in their respective competitions.
