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Book Description
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 iContinue
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- English Books
- Paperback 304 Pages
- Edition: Reissue
- ISBN-10: 0140448144
- ISBN-13: 9780140448146
- Publisher: Penguin Classics
- Pub date: Apr 29, 2003
- Dimensions: 1290 mm x 839 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Hardcover and eBook
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Jenknox 
Aristophanes is a master of Greek comedy! And he is one of the few playwright that actually depicted females as intelligent beings!
A very good read, a little bit of Greek history of the period will help you enjoy it even more.
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