Ep. 188: Discussing “Lysistrata” and Politics with Lucy and Emily (Part One)

from The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast · host Mark Linsenmayer

We are rejoined by actresses Lucy Lawless and Emily Perkins to discuss Aristophanes's bawdy play. Listen to us perform it first. Supplementary readings included Jeffery Henderson's introduction to his 1988 translation of the play; "Sexual Humor and Harmony in Lysistrata" by Jay M. Semel (1981); and "The 'Female Intruder' Reconsidered: Women in Aristophanes' Lysistrata and Ecclesiazusae" by Helene P. Foley (1982). Continue with part two, or get the unbroken, ad-free Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! The post Ep. 188: Discussing “Lysistrata” and Politics with Lucy and Emily (Part One) first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast.

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