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Lysistrata
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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... read more

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Women! Announce a debauch in honor of Bacchos, a spree for Pan, some footling fertility fieldday, and traffic stops--the streets are absolutely clogged with frantic females banging on tambourines. No urging for an orgy!

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This book is in Western canon according to Harold Bloom. (community list)

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  1. Aristophanes (Author)

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  1. William-Alan Landes (Editor)
  2. Nicholas Rudall
  3. Edward Einhorn

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