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nAristophanes, a native Athenian and the leading exponent of Greek comedy, was born c. 450 BCE. Today forty-three of his plays are known by title; eleven survive. The most famous of these is the whimsical fantasy Lysistrata. n A perennial classroom and stage favorite as well as the basis of Spike Lees Chi-Raq, the play is as relevant today as it was 2,500 years ago. The premise is simplicity itself: to end the Peloponnesian War, women decide to withhold sex from their husbands until the fighting stops. n n The play is by turns raucous, bawdy, frantic, and funny. David Mulroys exciting new translation retains the originals verse format, racy jokes, and vibrancy-setting it apart from previous efforts, which are typically reproduced as prose or depart from meaning and meter. His introduction offers a concise summary of Aristophanes life and social milieu, including a brief overview of the Peloponnesian War, which took place during the playwrights lifetime. The appendices include guides on translating meter and Greek pronunciation for aspiring thespians.n
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