{"product_id":"lysistrata-a-new-verse-translation","title":"Lysistrata: A New Verse Translation","description":"\u003cp\u003eAristophanes, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Wisconsin Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47575885119662,"sku":"9780299329846","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/4417\/1694\/files\/imageloader_de2f9461-b261-4fc9-818b-d070baff71f7.jpg?v=1772582119","url":"https:\/\/ofmooseandmindbookshop.com\/products\/lysistrata-a-new-verse-translation","provider":"Of Moose and Mind Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}