Aristophanes Frogs

Author : Aristophanes
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2007-03-01
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780141935775

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Frogs and Other Plays by Aristophanes Pdf

The master of ancient Greek comic drama, Aristophanes combined slapstick, humour and cheerful vulgarity with acute political observations. In The Frogs, written during the Peloponnesian War, Dionysus descends to the Underworld to bring back a poet who can help Athens in its darkest hour, and stages a great debate to help him decide between the traditional wisdom of Aeschylus and the brilliant modernity of Euripides. The clash of generations and values is also the object of Aristophanes’ satire in The Wasps, in which an old-fashioned father and his loose-living son come to blows and end up in court. And in The Poet and the Women, Euripides, accused of misogyny, persuades a relative to infiltrate an all-women festival to find out whether revenge is being plotted against him.

Author : C. W. Marshall
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-12
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781350080942

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Aristophanes: Frogs by C. W. Marshall Pdf

A comedy about tragedy and a play about playmaking, Aristophanes' Frogs (405 BCE) is perhaps the most popular of ancient comedies. This new introduction guides students through the play, its themes and contemporary contexts, and its reception history. Frogs offers sustained engagement with the Athenian literary scene, with the politics of Athens at the end of the Peloponnesian War, and with the religious understanding of the fifth-century city. It presents the earliest direct criticism of theatre and a detailed description of the Underworld, and also dramatizes the place of Mystery cults in the religious life of Athens and shows the political concerns that galvanized the citizens. It is also genuinely funny, showcasing a range of comic techniques, including literary and musical parody, political invective, grotesque distortion, wordplay, prop comedy, and funny costumes. Frogs has inspired literary works by Henry Fielding, George Bernard Shaw, and Tom Stoppard. This book explores all of these features in a series of short chapters designed to be accessible to a new reader of ancient comedy. It proceeds linearly through the play, addressing a range of issues, but paying particular attention to stagecraft and performance. It also offers a bold new interpretation of the play, suggesting that the action of Frogs was not the first time Euripides and Aeschylus had competed against each other.

Author : Aristophanes
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-03
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781647920135

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Aristophanes: Frogs by Aristophanes Pdf

Aristophanes's classic send-up of rivalry within the ultra-competitive world of fifth-century Athenian theatre wins a new lease on life in this fresh line-for-line translation by Peter Meineck. Premiered in 2021 by Aquila Theatre and accompanied here by Meineck’s notes and wide-ranging Introduction, this Frogs offers the best view yet of a high-stakes afterlife contest between two of Athens's late great playwrights. Both are undisputed masters of tragedy. But only one can win and return to save the city.

Author : Mark Griffith
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-23
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780195327724

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Aristophanes' Frogs by Mark Griffith Pdf

Aristophanes is widely credited with having elevated the classical art of comedy to the level of legitimacy and recognition that only tragedy had hitherto achieved. This book provides an invaluable companion to one of Aristophanes' most cherished works, Frogs.

Author : Stephen Halliwell
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-12
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780191066238

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Aristophanes: Clouds, Women at the Thesmophoria, Frogs by Stephen Halliwell Pdf

Aristophanes is the only surviving representative of Greek Old Comedy, an exuberant form of festival drama which flourished in Athens during the fifth century BC. One of the most original playwrights in the entire Western tradition, his comedies are remarkable for their brilliant combination of fantasy and satire, their constantly inventive manipulation of language, and their use of absurd characters and plots to expose his society's institutions and values to the bracing challenge of laughter. This vibrant collection of verse translations of Aristophanes' works combines historical accuracy with a sensitive attempt to capture the rich dramatic and literary qualities of Aristophanic comedy. The volume presents Clouds, with its famous caricature of the philosopher Socrates; Women at the Thesmophoria (or Thesmophoriazusae), a work which mixes elaborate parody of tragedy with a great deal of transvestite burlesque; and Frogs, in which the dead tragedians Aeschylus and Euripides engage in a vituperative contest of 'literary criticism' of each other's plays. Featuring expansive introductions to each play and detailed explanatory notes, the volume also includes an illuminating appendix, which provides information and selected fragments from the lost plays of Aristophanes.

Author : Aristophanes,Aristophanes Frogs English,Hickie W J
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1019925884

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Birds and Frogs; by Aristophanes,Aristophanes Frogs English,Hickie W J Pdf

This book is a translation of Aristophanes' play 'The Frogs' by W. J. Hickie, which tells the story of the god Dionysus and his quest to find a great poet to restore the glory of Athens. The play is a satirical commentary on the state of Greek poetry at the time, and a celebration of the power of literature to effect social change. The book is a valuable contribution to the study of Greek drama, and a reminder of the importance of literature in shaping our understanding of the world around us. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Aristophanes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590030122

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The Frogs, with intr. and notes by W.W. Merry by Aristophanes Pdf

Author : Aristophanes,Clive Letchford
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-16
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780521172578

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Aristophanes: Frogs by Aristophanes,Clive Letchford Pdf

Treating ancient plays as living drama. Classical Greek drama is brought vividly to life in this series of new translations. Students are encouraged to engage with the text through detailed commentaries, including suggestions for discussion and analysis. Numerous practical questions stimulate ideas on staging and encourage students to explore the play's dramatic qualities. Frogs is suitable for students of Classical Civilisation and Drama. Features include a full synopsis of the play, commentary alongside translation for easy reference and a comprehensive introduction to the Greek Theatre. Frogs is aimed at A-level and undergraduate students in the UK, and college students in North America.

Author : Aristophanes
Publisher : I. E. Clark Publications
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0886800609

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The Frogs by Aristophanes Pdf

Author : Aristophanes
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-01
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781625580771

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The Frogs by Aristophanes Pdf

Visiting the underworld, the god Dionysus seeks the counsel of the dead tragedians Aeschylus and Euripides on how to bring good writing back to Athens. A fierce debate - full of scathing insults and literary satire - ensues between the two dramatists.

Author : A. Ranae
Publisher : Рипол Классик
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9785873157938

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The 'Frogs' of Aristophanes by A. Ranae Pdf

A revised text with english notes and a preface

Author : Aristophanes,William Charles Green
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1879
Category : Greek drama (Comedy)
ISBN : UOM:39015019165524

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The Frogs of Aristophanes by Aristophanes,William Charles Green Pdf

Author : Aristophanes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1839
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590030117

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The Frogs of Aristophanes, with notes by T. Mitchell by Aristophanes Pdf

Author : Aristophanes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 666 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1839
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:32044058131319

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The Frogs of Aristophanes, with Notes and Critical and Explanatory, Adapted to the Use of Schools and Universities, by T. Mitchell by Aristophanes Pdf

Author : Aristophanes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1785
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NLS:V000445992

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The Frogs, a Comedy. Translated from the Greek of Aristophanes, by C. Dunster, A.M. by Aristophanes Pdf