Looking at Lysistrata
eBook - PDF

Looking at Lysistrata

Eight Essays and a New Version of Aristophanes' Provocative Comedy

Share book
  1. 168 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Looking at Lysistrata

Eight Essays and a New Version of Aristophanes' Provocative Comedy

Book details
Table of contents
Citations

About This Book

In Aristophanes' Lysistrata, the women of Athens, fed up with the war against Sparta, go on a sex strike and barricade themselves into the acropolis to persuade their husbands to vote against the war. It is the most often performed of all Aristophanes' comedies. It is also, perhaps, the most misunderstood. This collection of essays by eight leading academics - written for sixth-form students and the general public alike - sets the play firmly in its historical and social context, while exploring Aristophanes' purpose in writing it and considering the responses of modern audiences and directors. The collection has been assembled and edited by David Stuttard, whose energetic new performing version of the play is included in this volume. Contributors include: Alan Beale; Edith Hall; Lorna Hardwick; James Morwood; Martin Revermann; James Robson; Alan H. Sommerstein; Michael Walton.

Frequently asked questions

How do I cancel my subscription?
Simply head over to the account section in settings and click on “Cancel Subscription” - it’s as simple as that. After you cancel, your membership will stay active for the remainder of the time you’ve paid for. Learn more here.
Can/how do I download books?
At the moment all of our mobile-responsive ePub books are available to download via the app. Most of our PDFs are also available to download and we're working on making the final remaining ones downloadable now. Learn more here.
What is the difference between the pricing plans?
Both plans give you full access to the library and all of Perlego’s features. The only differences are the price and subscription period: With the annual plan you’ll save around 30% compared to 12 months on the monthly plan.
What is Perlego?
We are an online textbook subscription service, where you can get access to an entire online library for less than the price of a single book per month. With over 1 million books across 1000+ topics, we’ve got you covered! Learn more here.
Do you support text-to-speech?
Look out for the read-aloud symbol on your next book to see if you can listen to it. The read-aloud tool reads text aloud for you, highlighting the text as it is being read. You can pause it, speed it up and slow it down. Learn more here.
Is Looking at Lysistrata an online PDF/ePUB?
Yes, you can access Looking at Lysistrata by in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Literatura & Arte dramático antiguo y clásico. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Year
2013
ISBN
9781472519955
Edition
1
Topic
Literatura
Subtopic
Arte dramático antiguo y clásico

Table of contents