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Lysistrata: A Satire On War

Aristophanes is the author of Lysistrata. An Athenian writer, he is considered to be one of the greatest comedy playwright in literary history. His plays are famous all throughout history because of their wit, comic invention, and poetic language. He is believed to have been born in Athens, Greece and presumably, he received good education during his time. He was also known to be the first and foremost a satirist. Being an expert in his craft, we was able to write more than 40 plays. Eleven of which are declared extant. Lysistrata, which is a satire on war, wherein women strike for peace by the mere practice of celibacy, has been his most famous work.

With the following data, it can be deduced that the said playwright embraced the concept of pre-modernism because of his passion in comic invention despite the traditional standards that had been laid out to him prior to his time. His sense of plotting a new standard in a certain field is analogous to a pre-modern man’s desire to know what his role is in an ordered universe.

Jul 17, 2008
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