The Assembly Of Women

Download or read book The Assembly of Women written by Aristophanes and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2010-12-08 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The women of Athens concoct a daring scheme: penetrate the male-dominated Assembly disguised as men and vote themselves into power, after which they will overturn the old laws and inaugurate a new society where all are equal and where property and sex, too! is shared. This new translation of Aristophanes'' last extant play recaptures the spirit, the bawdiness, and the brilliance of this rollicking farce, which is at the same time a profound critique of contemporary Greek customs and manners.