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Violence
None
No violence
Language
Some
Some crude language in translation; the original Attic Greek was extremely bawdy
Sexual Content
A lot
Explicit sexual comedy throughout — the play's entire argument is conducted in sexual terms
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
None
No psychological intensity concerns; the play is a comedy and the politics are hopeful
What this book is about
Aristophanes's 411 BCE comedy follows Lysistrata, who convinces the women of Athens and Sparta to withhold sex from their husbands until the men end the war. The play is full of frank sexual humor — the men are literally in physical pain from the deprivation by the end. Ancient Greek comedy was not shy about bodies or sex, and Lysistrata is the genre at its most explicit and politically pointed. The peace message is sincere; the means are ribald throughout.
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Explicit sexual comedy throughout
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