{"product_id":"lysistrata-a-new-verse-translation","title":"Lysistrata: A New Verse Translation","description":"Aristophanes, a native Athenian and the leading exponent of Greek comedy, was born c. 450 BCE. Today forty-three of his plays are known by title; eleven survive. The most famous of these is the whimsical fantasy \u003ci\u003eLysistrata\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A perennial classroom and stage favorite as well as the basis of Spike Lee's \u003ci\u003eChi-Raq\u003c\/i\u003e, the play is as relevant today as it was 2,500 years ago. The premise is simplicity itself: to end the Peloponnesian War, women decide to withhold sex from their husbands until the fighting stops. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The play is by turns raucous, bawdy, frantic, and funny. David Mulroy's exciting new translation retains the original's verse format, racy jokes, and vibrancy-setting it apart from previous efforts, which are typically reproduced as prose or depart from meaning and meter. His introduction offers a concise summary of Aristophanes' life and social milieu, including a brief overview of the Peloponnesian War, which took place during the playwright's lifetime. The appendices include guides on translating meter and Greek pronunciation for aspiring thespians.","brand":"Aristophanes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47279250112748,"sku":"9780299329846","price":17.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9780299329846.jpg?v=1770262220","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/lysistrata-a-new-verse-translation","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}