The Assembly of Women: Ecclesiazusae

by Aristophanes

Overview

The women of Athens concoct a daring scheme: penetrate the male-dominated Assembly disguised as men and vote themselves into power, after which they will overturn the old laws and inaugurate a new society where all are equal and where property and sex, too! is shared. This new translation of Aristophanes'' last extant play recaptures the spirit, the bawdiness, and the brilliance of this rollicking farce, which is at the same time a profound critique of contemporary Greek customs and manners.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781615928095
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	12/08/2010
Series:	Literary Classics
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	124
File size:	471 KB