Project Gutenberg 2005-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 482 Aristophanes -450 -388 Αριστοφάνης Ἀριστοφάνης Aristófanes Aristofanes The Frogs Reading ease score: 91.4 (5th grade). Very easy to read. Text file produced by Ted Garvin, Marvin A. Hodges, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "The Frogs" by Aristophanes is a classic Greek comedy written in the late 5th century BC. The play follows the god Dionysus, who embarks on a journey to the underworld with his slave Xanthias, seeking to bring back the deceased playwright Euripides in hopes of restoring the glory of Greek tragedy, which he believes has declined. It showcases Aristophanes' signature blend of humor, satire, and cultural commentary, particularly targeting literary and political issues of Ancient Greece. The opening of "The Frogs" sets the scene for Dionysus’s comedic journey as he prepares for his descent to Hades. Accompanied by his slave Xanthias, their banter reveals Dionysus's humorous and sometimes cowardly nature. They discuss the task ahead, which involves finding Euripides and weighing the merits of tragic poetry in a contest with Aeschylus, another great playwright. As they travel, they encounter various characters, including Charon, Pluto, and a chorus of frogs, which adds to the absurdity of their quest, highlighting the interplay of wit and satire that defines Aristophanes's work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Comedies Greek drama (Comedy) -- Translations into English Voyages to the otherworld -- Drama Dionysus (Greek deity) -- Drama Playwriting -- Drama Dramatists -- Drama Aristophanes -- Translations into English PA Text Classical Antiquity Harvard Classics Browsing: History - Ancient Browsing: Literature 115797 115798 2024-10-04T05:19:55.795521 2023-10-04T05:42:08.142594 text/html text/html 111975 2013-05-07T11:18:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 43762 2013-05-07T11:19:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 106624 2024-10-04T05:20:02.530476 application/epub+zip 107380 2024-10-04T05:19:58.208508 application/epub+zip 107380 2024-10-04T05:19:56.631505 application/epub+zip 172009 2024-10-04T05:20:04.863469 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 177102 2024-10-04T05:20:01.669475 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 149894 2022-09-04T08:24:26.180177 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 107606 107449 2024-10-04T05:19:55.250532 2023-10-04T05:42:07.935625 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 107412 2013-05-07T11:19:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 42550 2013-05-07T11:19:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 107405 2013-05-07T11:18:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 42532 2013-05-07T11:19:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23356 2024-10-04T05:20:05.330460 application/rdf+xml 9050 2024-10-04T05:19:57.562504 image/jpeg 2591 2024-10-04T05:19:57.097501 image/jpeg 103658 2024-10-04T05:19:55.807524 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