Project Gutenberg 2008-12-31 Public domain in the USA. 93 Aristophanes -450 -388 Αριστοφάνης Ἀριστοφάνης Aristófanes Aristofanes Demetrakopoulos, Polyvios 1864 1922 Δημητρακόπουλος, Πολύβιος Dimitrakopoulos, Polybius Αρκάς, Πολ Arcas, Pol Arcas, Paul Dimitrakopoulos, Polyvios Βάτραχοι Frogs Produced by Sophia Canoni. Book provided by Iason Konstantinides "Βάτραχοι" by Aristophanes is a comedic play written in the 5th century BC. The work predominantly engages with themes of literature and theatrical production, notably contrasting the styles of the great tragic poets Aeschylus and Euripides. Central to the story is the character of Dionysus, the god of wine and festivity, who embarks on a journey to the Underworld to retrieve Euripides, reflecting a critique of the decline of quality in Athenian theater. At the start of the play, we are introduced to Dionysus, who, dressed in a luxurious garment and accompanied by his hapless servant Xanthias, is on a quest to find a great playwright to rescue the state of Greek theater. Their comedic exchange sets the tone for the play, filled with witty banter and humorous observations regarding dramatic arts and the characters they encounter. As they travel toward the Underworld, they interact with various figures, including the dead, adding layers of satire and social commentary about the literary and political landscape of Athens, making it clear that Aristophanes is not only entertaining but also engaging in a broader critique of his society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) el Comedies Voyages to the otherworld -- Drama Dionysus (Greek deity) -- Drama Playwriting -- Drama Dramatists -- Drama PA Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 342634 342548 2024-10-12T04:50:03 2023-09-12T08:23:18.378575 text/html text/html 446085 2012-03-12T15:17:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 113160 2012-03-12T15:18:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 178995 2024-10-12T04:50:10.205976 application/epub+zip 182536 2024-10-12T04:50:05.295152 application/epub+zip 159497 2024-10-12T04:50:03.823967 application/epub+zip 357991 2024-10-12T04:50:12.931905 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 334926 2024-10-12T04:50:09.239982 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 290127 2022-09-13T04:00:19.837986 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 296557 2024-10-12T04:50:01.875945 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 296392 2012-03-12T15:17:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 87073 2012-03-12T15:18:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 21231 2024-10-12T04:50:13.077902 application/rdf+xml 10623 2024-10-12T04:50:04.403954 image/jpeg 2678 2024-10-12T04:50:04.115961 image/jpeg 175019 2024-10-12T04:50:03.034965 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia el.wikipedia