Lysistrata (Warbler Classics Annotated Edition)

Aristophanes' Lysistrata is a battle plan staged in bedrooms rather than on blood-soaked fields. To end the Peloponnesian War between Greek city-states, the sharp-tongued heroine corrals women into a sex strike as a means of forcing the men to negotiate peace. What follows is a riot of stalemates, swollen egos, and negotiations derailed by bodily impatience. Far from a crude gag, the play weaponizes laughter to expose the absurdity of martial obsession and the fragility of male power when confronted with sustained collective action.

Author: Aristophanes
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Warbler Classics
Published: 09/06/2025
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.26lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.27d
ISBN: 9781965684788