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Oeconomicus And Lysistrata
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The following discussion will concern the works, , by Xenophon and Aristophanes. These two works will contrast the perception of the power of men as related to women in Greek society from 412 to 354 BC.
In the work Oeconomicus the author uses a conversation between Socrates and his friend Ischomac ....
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....les in Greek society. Lysistrata is a play that was written to show the authors distaste of the Peloponnesian War. Aristophanes seems to think that the men of Greece are fighting the war not like courageous and smart men but more like idiots, and women could fight the war more effectively. In the play the women characters take over the treasury of Athens in hopes of stopping the Peloponnesian War.
One of the main male characters of the play says, "… I'm the Commissioner for Public Safety. I've.... |
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