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Indeed I suspect that Einhorn was not familiar with either Jeffrey Henderson’s 1996 translation or Sarah Ruden’s from 2003, 1 because his introduction implies that all the versions of Lysistrata he had seen or read were rather tame and staid, whereas Henderson and Ruden are neither by any stretch of the imagination. He writes in his introduction that he used a computer program to see a literal translation of the Greek, and also consulted “several very old translations of the play.” He doesn’t specify who those translators were except to say that one of the translations came from the Victorian era. Einhorn is a playwright and the artistic director of Untitled Theater Company #61, based in New York. His other translations for Focus Classical Library include Aristophanes' Clouds, Frogs, The Birds, Acharnians, Second Edition, and Three Comedies: Acharnians, Lysistrata, Clouds.Edward Einhorn’s play is an adaptation of Aristophanes’ Lysistrata, not a translation.

His other translations for Focus Classical Library include Aristophanes’ He is the author of groundbreaking translations and articles on Greek comic dramatists. Jeffrey Henderson (PhD Harvard) is William Goodwin Aurelio Professor of Greek Language and Literature at Boston University, and General Editor of the Loeb Classical Library. He is the author of groundbreaking translations and articles on Greek comic dramatists. "Henderson's Lysistrata is lively, cheerfully vulgar, and genuinely funny." Suggestions for further reading, notes, and map are also included. Jeffery Henderson, noted Greek scholar, puts the work in historical and cultural context in his comprehensive introduction. Henderson's English translation of Lysistrata, the most popular of Aristophanes' plays, appeals to the modern reader because of its lively and imaginative plot, strong and memorable heroine, good jokes, and appeal for peace and tolerance between nations and between the sexes. Click HERE for more information and purchasing options.

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