The Frogs: Play Guide and Free Edition
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The Frogs is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Aristophanes (-450–-388).
Catalogue synopsis
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"The Frogs" by Aristophanes is a comedy performed in 405 BC. The god Dionysus journeys to the underworld with his slave Xanthias to rescue the playwright Euripides, hoping to save Athenian theater from decline. Along the way, Dionysus disguises himself as Heracles and faces comical mishaps. In Hades, he judges a fierce debate between Euripides and Aeschylus over who deserves the throne of tragic poetry, blending irreverent humor with sharp commentary on literature and Athenian politics.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The Frogs
- Author credits: Aristophanes (-450–-388)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Aristophanes -- Translations into English
- Comedy plays
- Dionysus (Greek deity) -- Drama
- Dramatists -- Drama
- Greek drama (Comedy) -- Translations into English
- Playwriting -- Drama
- Voyages to the otherworld -- Drama
Gutenberg collections
- Category: Classics of Literature
- Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore
- Category: Plays/Films/Dramas
- Classical Antiquity
- Harvard Classics
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