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Lysistrata, The Women's Festival, and Frogs
Oklahoma Series in Classical Culture
by Aristophanes
Translated by Michael Ewans
Published by: University of Oklahoma Press
Imprint: University of Oklahoma Press
340 Pages | 6 x 9 | 2 b&w illus., 1 map
$34.95
Here readers will discover—in all its uncensored glory—the often raw sexual and scatological language Aristophanes used in his fantastically inventive works. This edition also contains all that a reader needs to understand the plays within a broader context. In his comprehensive introduction, Ewans discusses political and social aspects of Aristophanic comedy, the conventions of Greek theater, and the challenges of translating ancient Greek into modern English. In his theatrical commentaries—a unique feature of this edition—Ewans draws on his own experience of directing the plays in a replica of the original theater. In scene-by-scene analysis, he provides insight into the major issues each play raises in performance. The volume concludes with two glossaries—one of proper names and the other of Greek terms—as well as a bibliography that includes the most recent scholarship on Aristophanic comedy.