Project Gutenberg 2008-12-06 Public domain in the USA. 101 Aristophanes -450 -388 Αριστοφάνης Ἀριστοφάνης Aristófanes Aristofanes Εκκλησιάζουσαι Ecclesiazusae The Assemblywomen Produced by Sophia Canoni. Book provided by Iason Konstantinides "Εκκλησιάζουσαι" by Aristophanes is a satirical play written in the early 4th century BC. This comedic work critiques the political system of Athens, depicting a group of women led by the character Praxagora who plot to take control of the government in order to rectify the failings they perceive in male leadership. The play humorously explores themes of gender roles and political authority, weaving a narrative in which the women disguise themselves as men to infiltrate the assembly. The opening of "Εκκλησιάζουσαι" introduces the character Praxagora, who cautiously steps out of her home with a lantern to join other women in their bold scheme to seize control of the Athenian government. As the women gather, they discuss their plans to don men's clothing and assume male authority in the assembly, highlighting their frustrations with the current political situation. Through their humorous preparations and determined dialogue, the women express their readiness to challenge societal norms and governmental inefficiencies, setting the tone for the satirical exploration of gender dynamics and political satire that unfolds in the rest of the play. (This is an automatically generated summary.) el Comedies Women -- Greece -- Athens -- Politics and government -- Drama PA Text Browsing: History - Ancient Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 177762 177763 2024-10-11T14:36:45.448719 2023-09-12T06:59:20.502955 text/html text/html 173590 2021-01-25T18:41:03 text/html; charset=utf-8 51407 2021-01-25T18:41:03 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 121672 2024-10-11T14:36:51.453687 application/epub+zip 123248 2024-10-11T14:36:47.484755 application/epub+zip 123247 2024-10-11T14:36:46.186732 application/epub+zip 261361 2024-10-11T14:36:53.764693 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243122 2024-10-11T14:36:50.593728 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 211871 2022-09-12T14:35:40.849192 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 171692 2024-10-11T14:36:44.679726 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 171600 2012-03-11T19:30:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 51249 2012-03-11T19:31:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19519 2024-10-11T14:36:53.897672 application/rdf+xml 11992 2024-10-11T14:36:46.782722 image/jpeg 3146 2024-10-11T14:36:46.481707 image/jpeg 119962 2024-10-11T14:36:45.469726 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia