Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    The Thesmophoriazusae
    The Thesmophoriazusae
    The Thesmophoriazusae
    Ebook50 pages42 minutes

    The Thesmophoriazusae

    By Aristophanes

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    It is now considered one of Aristophanes' most brilliant parodies of Athenian society, with a particular focus on the subversive role of women in a male-dominated society, the vanity of contemporary poets, such as the tragic playwrights Euripides and Agathon, and the shameless, enterprising vulgarity of an ordinary Athenian, as represented in this play by the protagonist, Mnesilochus.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWilder Publications, Inc.
    Release dateSep 9, 2023
    ISBN9781515461388
    The Thesmophoriazusae
    Author

    Aristophanes

    Aristophanes (446–386 BCE) was a Greek comedy writer, who produced about 40 plays throughout his career. His work was the embodiment of “Old Comedy”—an early form of the genre that used exaggerated characters and scenarios. Aristophanes’ first play, The Banqueters, was produced in 427 BCE, quickly followed by The Babylonians. His most famous production, Lysistrata, was initially performed in 411 BCE and centers on one woman’s attempt to end a war by holding a sex strike. Due to his sensationalized plots and vibrant characters, Aristophanes is considered one of the architects of Greek comedy.

    Read more from Aristophanes

    Related authors

    Related to The Thesmophoriazusae

    Related ebooks

    Performing Arts For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      In The Spotlight: Your Writing Genre - Busting

      Apr 4, 2024

      What an inventive lot the WM writers proved themselves to be with the ‘Genre-busting' submission call! The response was terrific, with a postbag full of playful, off-the wall writing that read as if its creators had a gonzo riot mashing up elements f

      5 min read

    • Article

      Must-Read Poetry: June 2018

      Jun 5, 2018

      Here are six notable books of poetry publishing in June. American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin by Terrance Hayes “I wanted to have my form and explode it too,” said Wanda Coleman of sonnets. Hayes names her with gratitude in this book. Ath

      5 min read

    • Article

      The Trouble Gene

      Jul 1, 2020

      One clear thing about trouble—it can set you back to zero, a personal cone of silence. And reading, writing, listening allow entry into that troubled solitude; you disappear into it regardless t of the time or place you really are in, be it bed, kitc

      12 min read

    • Article

      Meet Your New Favorite Poet

      Feb 20, 2019

      Meet Your New Favorite Poet
      6 min read

    • Article

      Jan Morris

      Jun 15, 2018

      I have always rather envied the poet Ovid, who was banished from Rome by the emperor Augustus, you may remember, to a remote place called Tomis on the shores of the Black Sea. There he died, ten years later, and his exile has gone into legend and int

      17 min read

    • Article

      Eggplant, Magpie, Ice

      Sep 1, 2022

      Eggplant, Magpie, Ice
      12 min read

    • Article

      Excerpts From The Works Of The 2024 Whiting Award Winners

      Apr 10, 2024

      The 2024 Whiting Award winners were announced Wednesday night. Below are excerpts from their work.

      19 min read

    • Article

      The Melancholy Of The Hedgehog

      Jul 20, 2018

      The Melancholy Of The Hedgehog
      8 min read

    • Article

      The Wisdom of Women Shines in Najla Jraissaty Khoury’s ‘Pearls on a Branch: Oral Tales’

      Oct 22, 2018

      Long, long ago These things happened or maybe no. Let’s start with the image on the cover. Three women sit in a courtyard. One holds a long-handled pan over a coal brazier; the other two, one of whom has her back to us, hold small cups. They wear ide

      7 min read

    • Article

      Must-Read Poetry: October 2019

      Oct 1, 2019

      One of the year's best debuts, the view inside a Queensbridge bodega owned by Korean immigrants, and an arresting collection by Abraham Lincoln, sort of. The post Must-Read Poetry: October 2019 appeared first on The Millions.

      4 min read

    • Article

      Everlasting Lane

      Feb 24, 2022

      SEND FORUM SUBMISSIONS TO THE EDITOR: DRSUTTON@FORTEANTIMES.COM In the summer of 2020, when the first lockdown started to lift, I took up walking again. I was never going to repeat the crazy mile-munching escapades of my youth, like marching to the “

      3 min read

    • Article

      Everlasting Lane

      Feb 24, 2022

      SEND FORUM SUBMISSIONS TO THE EDITOR: DRSUTTON@FORTEANTIMES.COM In the summer of 2020, when the first lockdown started to lift, I took up walking again. I was never going to repeat the crazy mile-munching escapades of my youth, like marching to the “

      3 min read

    • Article

      Greek Tragedies Like Medea Are An Ethical Nightmare. That’s Why We Need Them | Charlotte Higgins

      Mar 11, 2023

      Last week, I found myself – at the end of a gloomy day – shot through with a burst of fierce, electric energy. It came from watching Sophie Okonedo’s 90 minutes of flat-out fury as she played Medea, opposite Ben Daniels’s Jason, in Dominic Cooke’s pr

      5 min read

    • Article

      A Lifetime Of Pin-ups

      Jun 30, 2021

      I was there again last night. It looked a bit like old Sydney as I remember it from the fifties, before they pulled it down in the name of progress. But wasn’t it more like the badlands of San Francisco, that once beautiful city that is infested by b

      5 min read

    • Article

      Timeless Movement

      Jan 30, 2018

      Timeless Movement
      10 min read

    • Article

      Must-Read Poetry: January 2019

      Jan 8, 2019

      Online we are dead, alive, temporary, and permanent. Mao’s serene descriptions are masterfully unsettling. Each poem bears careful reading. The post Must-Read Poetry: January 2019 appeared first on The Millions.

      5 min read

    • Article

      The Hidden Origins of Mankind

      Nov 12, 2019

      The Hidden Origins of Mankind
      8 min read

    • Article

      Diary of Remorse

      Sep 6, 2022

      I was plagued by remorse, but my remorse seemed inspired by insignificant dumb things—things not really worthy of bona fide remorse. That didn’t make it any less painful or plague-worthy, as I was still riddled with disgrace on a minute-by-minute bas

      20 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for The Thesmophoriazusae

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      The Thesmophoriazusae - Aristophanes

      tsdbook_preview_excerpt.htmluWm 0p؋Vb9$̲6?f4CsM|Wٵ@Үb{ob_^_n͋f$7%$YA+m4MєeaYtUkCeؙoL$J`l81$ӝ"X/}I1~Gl;α>'cWettYvkArb3&U,Y%-.gC[)!~.#zY 6]r2j,`kևINؑ֘%߇d1Y}[/_^yjW/?y^|\ۛLDYn? *ܦ\x|7`_w6Ūv;>\?lPqOo;Xl~w%{E~^bw~I"ZO=( >Az{ڝI0XCFJbz<*WK&Gjآ稚XX2%I?’{%$"VʹzӧC]WXǜ=C8 iRDdWFG=:X.ԳpfĤıC)Lhp~%Ċj"l&L2&szڬNz,IA!;#NK#;AJТȚ$\!_},WP7=DĐC#"53,1 0EaM{U I_4Q(EJ4v]&5q?0)ێBĸkuF[J 'nJū1[BSp'Z_QsIʂ"S\63 'T `lׁR($4&3sr˱|c?Iل*Bw_XтBn* S޷PJKdDA\K]Vy7!ŏ cCB_nIJD;oÕZ˃&5Ѳ]{{ܙwc?׬"V-e_3@ : R+&~v.o%g$XSY`t4Bx$?xOj4 EZ]mEQα%D3F2Y̲]V'Bcmqhm15xJ)sZ0rViiIDe˓QfR@GwhzEk;zfN%gz+h#Ţj'3?yPVEo=BW{AK(bg\f X&M@Oz0RD4jȤ3b})U2$MM %opF\qSꫴ Ni pzb&3SЍH4m%$gO#2\OCvx4д
      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1