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Lysistrata
Aristophanes
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Description for Lysistrata
Paperback. Translator(s): Ruden, Sarah. Series: Hackett Classics. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ; DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 8. Weight in Grams: 122.
This rollicking new translation of Aristophanes' comic masterpiece is rendered in blank verse for dialogue and in lyric meters and free verse for the songs. Appended commentary essays--on Athenian democracy, ancient Greek warfare, Athenian women, and Greek Comedy--offer lively and informative discussions not only of Aristophanes, but of the broader fifth-century social, political, and cultural context as well.
Product Details
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Series
Hackett Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
136
Place of Publication
Cambridge, MA, United States
ISBN
9780872206038
SKU
V9780872206038
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Ref
99-2
About Aristophanes
Poet and classicist Sarah Ruden received her Ph.D. in Classics from Harvard University.
Reviews for Lysistrata
A perfect Lysistrata for the new millennium: rich apparatus and a sparkling, metrical, accurate translation of this inexhaustible treasure of a play.
Rachel Hadas, Rutgers University Presents a readable, clear translation with the assistance students will need to understand this play and the society that produced it. . . . A worthy addition to Hackett's growing series of translations of ... Read more
Rachel Hadas, Rutgers University Presents a readable, clear translation with the assistance students will need to understand this play and the society that produced it. . . . A worthy addition to Hackett's growing series of translations of ... Read more