The Clouds
Aristophanes · Ancient · Comedy / satire
Ancient · Comedy
Lysistrata
by Aristophanes. Women withhold sex to force men to end a war, producing a bawdy critique of politics and masculine folly.
- Date
- 411 BCE
- Origin
- Ancient Greece
- Era
- Ancient
- Genre
- Comedy
- Difficulty
- Accessible
- Length
- Short
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
Women withhold sex to force men to end a war, producing a bawdy critique of politics and masculine folly.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of great books. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.