Project Gutenberg 2005-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 811 Aristophanes -450 -388 Αριστοφάνης Ἀριστοφάνης Aristófanes Aristofanes The Frogs Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Frogs 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.) Reading ease score: 91.4 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Comedy plays 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 115904 2025-06-04T04:19:40.966414 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 106693 2025-06-04T04:19:46.593403 application/epub+zip 107378 2025-06-04T04:19:42.741391 application/epub+zip 107378 2025-06-04T04:19:41.606404 application/epub+zip 172005 2025-06-04T04:19:48.665399 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 177106 2025-06-04T04:19:45.930381 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 149894 2022-09-04T08:24:26.180177 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 107606 2025-06-04T04:19:40.667434 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 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 22486 2025-06-04T04:19:48.816355 application/rdf+xml 9050 2025-06-04T04:19:42.151413 image/jpeg 2591 2025-06-04T04:19:41.877414 image/jpeg 103700 2025-06-04T04:19:40.980407 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 en.wikipedia