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Why Should I Buy This Book?
Greek Classics have long been the bedrock of a proper and thorough education. Reading about the tracks and lives of our ancestors cannot help but uplift us in our current life's path as it arms us with lessons of the past. Tomes have been written on the subject, but to put it in very modern, even economic terms, a recent article in the NY Times put it into such a perspective with an article on what books one finds on the shelves of the world’s most successful CEO’s. The article points out that one doesn’t find “how-to-business books” on their shelves, but rather works of philosophy, poetry, Greek classics, and other books of general knowledge.
The sexually explicit nature of the story and especially the
use of huge male phalluses make Lysistrata a very robust
comedy, so much so that in modern times it offended middle-class tastes for
many years. However, the play also explores a number of serious themes: the
connection between male sexuality and violence, the destructive effects of
war on women’s lives, and the corruption and absurdity of war, among others.
The importance of these themes in recent decades has encouraged all sorts of
productions and adaptations of this most eloquent and relevant of plays.
Ian Johnston’s new translation conveys the humour and the
seriousness of Aristophanes’ original text in a fluent and accurate modern
English. The text also provides footnotes to assist the reader with
references to people and events mentioned in the play.
This play can be previewed by following the link to the
preview page for this title.
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