{"product_id":"lysistrata-illustrated-by-aubrey-beardsley-9781941667040","title":"Lysistrata: Illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley","description":"A Classic Available Again \u003cp\u003eAristophanes was the greatest writer of ancient Athenian \"old comedy,\" known for its satires of contemporary life and for its broad, often obscene humor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLysistrata\u003c\/i\u003e was first produced in 411 BC, when the Peloponnesian War had been devastating Greece for 20 years. Most people know the plot: Lysistrata assembles women from all of Greece, and they agree that they will not have sex until the men make peace. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAubrey Beardsley was the greatest and the most controversial Art Nouveau illustrator in England, famous for his illustrations of Mallory's \u003ci\u003eMorte d'Arthur\u003c\/i\u003e, Oscar Wilde's \u003ci\u003eSalome\u003c\/i\u003e, Pope's \u003ci\u003eThe Rape of the Lock\u003c\/i\u003e, and for several magazines. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause he was associated with Oscar Wilde, Beardsley lost his job as art editor of a magazine named \u003ci\u003eThe Yellow Book\u003c\/i\u003e in 1895, soon after Wilde was arrested for homosexuality. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was approached by Leonard Smithers, a publisher of erotic books, who asked him to illustrate \u003ci\u003eLysistrata\u003c\/i\u003e. His illustrations are very much in the spirit of Aristophanes, as funny as they are obscene. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeardsley converted to Catholicism in 1897, and soon after, he asked Smithers to \"destroy all copies of \u003ci\u003eLysistrata\u003c\/i\u003e\" with its \"obscene drawings,\" but Smithers refused. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeardsley died of tuberculosis in 1898, at the age of 26. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmithers initially published \u003ci\u003eLysistrata\u003c\/i\u003e in a limited edition of one hundred copies. It was reprinted in the 1960s and 1970s, but copies have long been scarce and expensive. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough some may find it offensive, we believe it is valuable to reprint this book, so all the books illustrated by this great artist are readily available.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-7007410\"\u003eAristophanes\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Omo Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/14\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 66\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.01w x 0.14d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781941667040\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 194166704X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LCO\"\u003eLiterary Collections\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LCO000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-DRA\"\u003eDrama\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-DRA006000\"\u003eAncient \u0026amp; Classical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Omo Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45914626949295,"sku":"9781941667040","price":16.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/9255\/8767\/files\/img_636c9d10-cb47-43b2-987e-94ab1c23d931.jpg?v=1758827903","url":"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/products\/lysistrata-illustrated-by-aubrey-beardsley-9781941667040","provider":"Corrections Bookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}