The Acharnians; The Clouds; Lysistrata by Aristophanes

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The Acharnians; The Clouds; Lysistrata

by Aristophanes

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Rather free translations that are not for those who want a literal rendering from the Greek, but which communicate the comedy to the modern reader. Frequently the literal Greek is explained in a footnote. This volume contains my favorite translation of the Lysistrata that I ever came across in a Classics course while earning my Latin B.A. (

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EstelleChauvelin | Feb 11, 2008 |

Of these three plays I have to date only read Lysistrata. The play has everything, sex, politics and raunchy jokes. Be sure to get a good translation, but more on that later. If you are anti-war I highly suggest it, moreso if you are a woman!

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Writing at the time of political and social crisis in Athens Aristophanes was an eloquent yet bawdy challenger to the demagogue and the sophist. The Achanians is a plea for peace set against the background of the long war with Sparta. In Lysistrata a band of women tap into the awesome power of sex in order to end a war. 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.

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