Monday, February 27, 2012

Lysistrata - Aristophanes

Title:
Lysistrata
Author:
Aristophanes
Year:
411 BCE
Country:
Greece
Themes:
The mistaken belief that women cannot influence their surroundings
The needless destruction caused by war
The idea that men and women can accomplish much more when coming together than when kept separate
Synopsis:
The story of a group of women coming together to force their husbands’ return from war to their normal lives.


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