Reading Lysistrata and Other Plays (The Acharnians and The Clouds) | Alexandria
Read Lysistrata and Other Plays (The Acharnians and The Clouds) by Aristophanes. Deploying women's sexuality as political warfare, Aristophanes' ribald comedies reveal how power, gender, and social change intersect. His masterful satire of war and corruption still stings today, showing how little has changed in 2400 years. Most surprising? His faith that absurdity could save democracy from itself.