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Sites about Lysistrata

by Aristophanes

A comedy in which women in Athens and Sparta organize a sex strike in an attempt to end a war.

Critical sites about Lysistrata

Meditations on Lysias 1 and Athenian Adultery

http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/ElAnt/V1N2/scodel.html

"Athenian literature shows a great deal of evidence for male anxiety about female sexualbehavior. In particular, it is a standing assumption Old Comedy that there are moichoieverywhere. There are two assumptions here: that women are sexually insatiable and thatcitizen men are committing adultery to satisfy them."

Contains: Historical Context

Author: Ruth Scodel

From: Electronic Antiquity Vol. 1 no. 2 July 1993

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The Plot of the Lysistrata and the Hostages of Line 244

http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/ElAnt/V1N7/clay.html

'The question remains whether the change of venue and the removal of the young wives from their homes to the Akropolis is motivated or justified within the play. I believe it is and, moreover, that it offers a significant example of Lysistrata's savvy as a politician."

Contains: Content Analysis

Author: Jenny Strauss Clay

From: Electronic Antiquity Vol. 1 no. 7 February 1994

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Other (non-critical) sites about Lysistrata

Aristophanes' Lysistrata

http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/netshots/lysistra.htm

A study guide for Lysistrata.

Author: Roger Dunkle

From: The Classical Origins of Western Culture http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/netshots/stdygde.htm

Author: Roger Dunkle

From: The Classical Origins of Western Culture http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/netshots/stdygde.htm

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Background Materials for Lysistrata & Greek Comedy

http://artemis.austincollege.edu/acad/HWC22/Greek/readings/Lysistrata.html

Historical background and some questions for students of the play.

Contains: Historical Context, Content Analysis

Author: J. F. Johnson

From: Who Owns the Past? class site

Author: J. F. Johnson

From: Who Owns the Past? class site

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Lysistrata

http://depthome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/classics/dunkle/studyguide/lysistra.htm

A study guide on the play.

Contains: Plot Summary, Character Analysis, Historical Context

Author: Roger Dunkle

From: The Classical Origins of Western Culture: The Core Studies 1 Study Guide

Author: Roger Dunkle

From: The Classical Origins of Western Culture: The Core Studies 1 Study Guide

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