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Lysistrata
[ lis-uh-strah-tuh, lahy-sis-truh-tuh ]
noun
- a comedy (411 b.c.) by Aristophanes.
Example Sentences
For example, Bannonâs musings on the 4B movement, in which women refrain from sex with men as a form of political protest, included framing it as comporting with the themes of Lysistrata and the rejection of traditional society.
Since liberals cannot help but show off their college degrees, the 4B movement is being compared to the ancient Greek comedy "Lysistrata," in which Aristophanes imagines a community of women withholding sex from men, in hopes of bringing an end to war.
While the anti-4B side argues that women can persuade men to change by manipulating them with sex, the Lysistrata camp believes men can be convinced by deprivation.
He remained with âHairâ when it transferred to Broadway and then Londonâs West End but, following a run in the 2011 musical âLysistrata Jones,â the actor said he felt a gap, âbetween the work I was doing and what I felt I was capable of.â
Her latest comedy is, â@Lys,â based on Aristophanesâ Lysistrata.
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