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Lysistrata Lesson Plan
33,130 words, approx. 110 pages
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Lysistrata eBook
12,232 words, approx. 41 pages
 The complete online text of Lysistrata by Aristophanes.




| Name: |
Aristophanes | | Birth Date: |
448 B.C. | | Death Date: |
385 B.C. | | Place of Birth: |
Athens, Greece | | Nationality: |
Greek | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
writer |
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Biography of Aristophanes
1477 words, approx. 4.9 pages
 Aristophanes (448-after 385 BC) was the greatest of the writers of the Old Comedy, which flourished in Athens in the 5th century BC, and the only one with any complete plays surviving. He wrote at least 36 comedies, of which 11 are extant. The Old Comedy...
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Biography of Aristophanes
4332 words, approx. 14.4 pages
 Robert Neil, Aristophanes' Knights (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1901); Maurice Platnauer, Aristophanes' Peace (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1964); Kenneth Dover, Aristophanes' Clouds (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1968); Douglas MacDowe...
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Biography of Aristophanes
3788 words, approx. 12.6 pages
 Aristophanes of Athens was judged in antiquity to be the foremost poet of Old Attic Comedy, a theatrical genre of which he was one of the last practitioners and of which his eleven surviving plays are the only complete examples. His plays are valued prin...



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Lysistrata Information
1,586 words, approx. 5 pages
 Lysistrata (Attic Greek: Λυσιστράτη Lysistratê, Doric Greek: Λυσιστράτα Lysistrata), loosely translated to "she who disbands armies", is an anti-war Greek comedy, written in 411 BC by Aristophanes. if (window.showTocToggle) { var...




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 The Washington Post
Lackluster `Lysistrata'
03/09/1989: 361 words, approx. 1 pages Source Theatre has resurrected Aristophanes' "Lysistrata," which predated the "make love not war" catch phrase by more than 2,000 years. But this production, crudely handled by director Jayme Koszyn, plays it strictly for lewd laffs and misses the work's compact logic (and true comedy)...
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 Variety
Lysistrata. (theater review)
05/27/2002: 717 words, approx. 2 pages (LOEB DRAMA CENTER, HARVARD UNIVERSITY; 560 SEATS; $61 TOP) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. An American Repertory Theater presentation of an ART and Prince Music Theater production of a musical in one act based on the play by Aristophanes, adapted by Robert Brustein & the...
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 The New York Observer
What Makes Political Theater Effective\'d1Or Not
8/6/2006: 1,097 words, approx. 4 pages The mortal danger of all the political theater I’ve seen this season is whether it preaches pointlessly to the choir—or takes an imaginative leap to exist in its own dynamic right. All propaganda plays date quickly—unless the play transcends the propaganda. Who today remembers Tim...
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 The New York Observer
What Makes Political Theater Effective-Or Not
8/6/2006: 1,097 words, approx. 4 pages The mortal danger of all the political theater I’ve seen this season is whether it preaches pointlessly to the choir—or takes an imaginative leap to exist in its own dynamic right. All propaganda plays date quickly—unless the play transcends the propaganda. Who today remembers...



Featured Essays
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 Essay Grade: 92%
Literary Love
1,399 words, approx. 5 pages
 Explores the theme of love in Aristophanes Lysistrata and Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Argues that the theme of love is present throughout each work, moving the story along through many trials and tribulations; however, Lysistrata is more of a love of beliefs of freedom empowered by the drive for sexual desires whereas A Midsummer Night's Dream is the search for true love between young couples.
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 Essay Grade: 86%
Is "the Lysistrata" a Serious Play?
1,013 words, approx. 3 pages
 Explores "The Lysistrata" by Aristophanes. Describes to what extent it is a serious play. Examines major themes from the play.
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 Essay Grade: 92%


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