Aristophanes (445-380 BC) - Greek comic playwright who wrote in the style
known as Old Comedy, a free and farcical form that allowed him to ridicule
the public figures and institutions of his time. Despite difficulties in
translation, most of his sharp-witted humor still comes through today.
Lysistrata (411 BC) - The most controversial work from ancient Greece, it
is the story of Lysistrata ("she who disbands armies") who organizes the
women of Athens and Sparta to boycott their husbands until there is peace.
