The Frogs by Aristophanes
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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
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| Author | Aristophanes, 447? BCE-386? BCE |
|---|---|
| Title | The Frogs |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Frogs |
| Credits |
Text file produced by Ted Garvin, Marvin A. Hodges, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 91.4 (5th grade). Very easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Comedy plays |
| Subject | Greek drama (Comedy) -- Translations into English |
| Subject | Voyages to the otherworld -- Drama |
| Subject | Dionysus (Greek deity) -- Drama |
| Subject | Playwriting -- Drama |
| Subject | Dramatists -- Drama |
| Subject | Aristophanes -- Translations into English |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 7998 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-07998-1 |
| Release Date | Apr 1, 2005 |
| Last Update | May 7, 2013 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1657 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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