Aristophanes.

The comic account of one woman's extraordinary mission to end the Peloponnesian War, as Lysistrata convinces the women of Greece to withhold sexual privileges from their husbands as a means of forcing the men to negotiate a peace.

A farcical comedy about war and peace.

The second in a series of three comedies, 'Peace', along with 'The Acharnians' and 'Lysistrata', called for an end to the Peloponnesian war. The 'Peace' was brought out four years after 'The Acharnians' (422 B.C.), when the war had already lasted ten years. The leading motive is the same as in the former play-the intense desire of the less excitable and more moderate-minded citizens for relief from the miseries of war.

This translation of the eleven surviving comedies of Aristophanes was first published in 1912 by the London Athenian Society. Although the translations were published anonymously, they are presumed to be the work of Oscar Wilde, who was a Greek scholar and member of the Society. This is volume 2 of 2. (Source: Wikisource)

This translation of the eleven surviving comedies of Aristophanes was first published in 1912 by the London Athenian Society. Although the translations were published anonymously, they are presumed to be the work of Oscar Wilde, who was a Greek scholar and member of the Society. This is volume 1 of 2. (Source: Wikisource)

This translation of the eleven surviving comedies of Aristophanes was first published in 1912 by the London Athenian Society. Although the translations were published anonymously, they are presumed to be the work of Oscar Wilde, who was a Greek scholar and member of the Society. This is volume 1 of 2. (Source: Wikisource)

"A vibrant verse translation of three key works from one of the most original playwrights in the entire Western tradition; combines historical accuracy with a sensitive attempt to capture the rich dramatic and literary qualities of Aristophanic comedy; features comprehensive introductions to each play, as well as detailed explanatory notes; includes an appendix containing information and selected fragments from the lost plays of Aristophanes."--Publisher's...

Plutus / Aristophanes

This comprehensive compilation of Aristophanes' texts, "The Complete Plays of Aristophanes" contains eleven unique stories all penned by the famously witty Greek playwright. His works are also important because they are some of the last remaining forms of Old Comedy in existence. The plays are filled with all kinds of satire, ranging from politics and sex to the humorous portrayals of popular Greek figures. "The Clouds" depicts the philosopher Socrates...

Thesmophoriazusae was performed in Athens in 411 BCE, most likely at the City Dionysia, and is among the most brilliant of Aristophanes' eleven surviving comedies. It is the story of the crucial moment in a quarrel between the tragic playwright Euripides and Athens' women, who accuse him of slandering them in his plays and are holding a meeting at one of their secret festivals to set a penalty for his crimes. Thesmophoriazusae is a brilliantly

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