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Book SynopsisAristophanes 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
Lysistrata. The 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.
Trade ReviewMulroy has produced a clear, accessible, poetic version and as such offers a good alternative to current prose translations and freer verse translations."" - Robert Littman, translator of
The Theban Plays""[
Agamemnon] could well become the standard text for students of classics in English, as pre-reading for those attempting the difficult Greek, and possibly as an acting version. . . . It is the best this reviewer has come across."" -
Classics for All""The sheer elegance and beauty of Mulroy's verses [of
Agamemnon] deserve the highest praise."" -
Ex Class ""A great work of world literature has at last become a great poem in English. Mulroy's translation [of
Oedipus Rex] is far superior to other available English verse translations."" - Robert J. Rabel
