The Assemblywomen by Aristophanes
In this ancient Greek comedy, the women of Athens, fed up with the mismanagement and corruption of male politicians, disguise themselves as men to take over the city's assembly. Once in power, they institute a series of radical reforms, including the communal sharing of wealth and property, and the requirement that the most attractive men must sleep with the ugliest women first to ensure fairness in love. The play satirizes gender roles, political life in Athens, and the utopian solutions to societal problems, all while delivering a humorous yet pointed critique of the effectiveness of democratic governance and the nature of power.
The 11126th greatest book of all time
- Published
- -391
- Nationality
- Greek
- Length
- Unknown
- Pages
- Unknown
- Words
- Unknown
- Original Language
- Ancient greek
- Alternate Titles
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- Ecclesiazusae
- The Congresswomen
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