Project Gutenberg 2008-12-31 Public domain in the USA. 289 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 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Frogs Wikipedia page about this book: https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%92%CE%AC%CF%84%CF%81%CE%B1%CF%87%CE%BF%CE%B9_(%CE%BA%CF%89%CE%BC%CF%89%CE%B4%CE%AF%CE%B1) 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 Comedy plays Voyages to the otherworld -- Drama Dionysus (Greek deity) -- Drama Playwriting -- Drama Dramatists -- Drama PA Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Classics of Literature 342637 2025-06-11T11:34:35.623141 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 179032 2025-06-11T11:34:43.412167 application/epub+zip 182535 2025-06-11T11:34:38.217141 application/epub+zip 159497 2025-06-11T11:34:36.539190 application/epub+zip 357963 2025-06-11T11:34:46.254143 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 334930 2025-06-11T11:34:42.295156 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 290127 2022-09-13T04:00:19.837986 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 296557 2025-06-11T11:34:34.531195 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 20960 2025-06-11T11:34:46.413127 application/rdf+xml 10623 2025-06-11T11:34:37.399147 image/jpeg 2678 2025-06-11T11:34:37.100177 image/jpeg 175024 2025-06-11T11:34:35.660162 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog el.wikipedia en.wikipedia