Aristophanes and women‘s political leadership
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Misogyny. Aristophanes. Lysistrata. Ecclesiazousae. Thesmophoriazusae.Abstract
In Lysistrata, Thesmophoriazusae, and Ecclesiazousae, Aristophanes projects the utopia of control of political power by women and relentlessly analyses misogynistic stereotypes and prejudices. Based on Stephen Halliwell’s (2008, 2015) reinterpretation of Aristophanes and Gérard Genette’s (2010) definitions of parody and pastiche, we aim to show how and with what consequence this utopia and analysis are constructed through the Intense use of parody and pastiche In the composition of Aristophanic comedy.
Submission: Jun 20, 2025 ⊶ Accepted: Sep 01, 2025
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