Lysistrata

by Aristophanes

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"Lysistrata" by Aristophanes is an ancient Greek comedy first staged in 411 BCE. When the Peloponnesian War drags on endlessly, an Athenian woman named Lysistrata devises a bold plan: convince women from all warring Greek city-states to withhold sex from their husbands until peace is negotiated.

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Topics: Aristophanes -- Translations into English · Comedy plays · Greece -- History -- Peloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C. -- Drama · Greek drama (Comedy) -- Translations into English · Lysistrata (Fictitious character) -- Drama · Peace movements -- Drama