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The MouseionAristophanesLysistrata

LysistrataΛυσιστράτη

By Aristophanes.

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Kind of writing: Comedy
Dialect: Attic
Written: 5th–4th c. BC
Length: 9,886 words analysed
Vocabulary: 69% common words
In the library: 1 Greek text, 0 English translations

The texts

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Greek textAristophanes. Aristophanis Comoediae, Vol. 2. Hall, F. W. and Geldart, William M., editors. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1907.

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