Project Gutenberg 2008-12-06 Public domain in the USA. 105 Aristophanes -450 -388 Αριστοφάνης Ἀριστοφάνης Aristófanes Aristofanes Εκκλησιάζουσαι Ecclesiazusae The Assemblywomen Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assemblywomen Wikipedia page about this book: https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%95%CE%BA%CE%BA%CE%BB%CE%B7%CF%83%CE%B9%CE%AC%CE%B6%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%83%CE%B5%CF%82_(%CE%BA%CF%89%CE%BC%CF%89%CE%B4%CE%AF%CE%B1) Produced by Sophia Canoni. Book provided by Iason Konstantinides "Εκκλησιάζουσαι" by Aristophanes is a satirical play written in the early 4th century BC. This comedic work critiques the political system of Athens, depicting a group of women led by the character Praxagora who plot to take control of the government in order to rectify the failings they perceive in male leadership. The play humorously explores themes of gender roles and political authority, weaving a narrative in which the women disguise themselves as men to infiltrate the assembly. The opening of "Εκκλησιάζουσαι" introduces the character Praxagora, who cautiously steps out of her home with a lantern to join other women in their bold scheme to seize control of the Athenian government. As the women gather, they discuss their plans to don men's clothing and assume male authority in the assembly, highlighting their frustrations with the current political situation. Through their humorous preparations and determined dialogue, the women express their readiness to challenge societal norms and governmental inefficiencies, setting the tone for the satirical exploration of gender dynamics and political satire that unfolds in the rest of the play. (This is an automatically generated summary.) el Comedy plays Women -- Greece -- Athens -- Politics and government -- Drama PA Text Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Classics of Literature 177765 2025-07-11T08:53:47.820484 text/html 173590 2021-01-25T18:41:03 text/html 121707 2025-07-11T08:53:52.947447 application/epub+zip 123244 2025-07-11T08:53:49.571435 application/epub+zip 123244 2025-07-11T08:53:48.456495 application/epub+zip 261321 2025-07-11T08:53:54.903434 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243126 2025-07-11T08:53:52.183463 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 211871 2022-09-12T14:35:40.849192 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 171692 2025-07-11T08:53:47.056478 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 171600 2012-03-11T19:30:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20085 2025-07-11T08:53:55.024413 application/rdf+xml 11992 2025-07-11T08:53:48.962440 image/jpeg 3146 2025-07-11T08:53:48.710442 image/jpeg 51249 2012-03-11T19:31:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 51407 2021-01-25T18:41:03 application/octet-stream application/zip 119966 2025-07-11T08:53:47.838457 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia