Lysistrata: A Scenario in 9 Etchings for Artistophanes' "Lysistrata" by Wilhelm Paul Eberhard Eggers
Lysistrata: A Scenario in 9 Etchings for Artistophanes' "Lysistrata"
Wilhelm Paul Eberhard Eggers
Title
Lysistrata: A Scenario in 9 Etchings for Artistophanes' "Lysistrata"
Artist
Year
1971
Technique
color aquatints and etchings
Image Size
16 11/16 x 13 5/8" platemark
Signature
pencil, lower center
Edition Size
47/100 plus proofs
Annotations
pencil numbered, dated and each plate numbered 1 - 9 beneath image.
Reference
Paper
heavy sheet of antique-white wove Zerkall Echt Butten.
State
published
Publisher
Aquarius Press, 1970
Inventory ID
MEJA147
Price
$1,500.00
Description
Lysistrata is a comedy by Aristophanes. Originally performed in classical Athens in 411 BC, it is a comic account of one woman's extraordinary mission to end the Peloponnesian War. Lysistrata persuades the women of Greece to withhold sexual privileges from their husbands and lovers as a means of forcing the men to negotiate peace — a strategy, however, that inflames the battle between the sexes. The play is notable for being an early exposé of sexual relations in a male-dominated society. The dramatic structure represents a shift away from the conventions of Old Comedy, a trend typical of the author's career. It was produced in the same year as Thesmophoriazusae, another play with a focus on gender-based issues, just two years after Athens' catastrophic defeat in the Sicilian Expedition.