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The Frogs of Aristophanes: A Greek Comedy

The Frogs of Aristophanes: A Greek Comedy

Eliot, Charles W.
Plumptre, E. H.
Morshead, E. D. a.

Paperback

General World HistoryPlays

ISBN10: 1722392975
ISBN13: 9781722392970
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Jul 9 2018
Pages: 54
Weight: 0.33
Height: 0.11 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.02
Language: English
The Frogs of Aristophanes: A Greek Comedy by Aristophanes. The Frogs was produced the year after the death of Euripides, and laments the decay of Greek tragedy which Aristophanes attributed to that writer. It is an admirable example of the brilliance of his style, and of that mingling of wit and poetry with rollicking humor and keen satirical point which is his chief characteristic. Here, as elsewhere, he stands for tradition against innovation of all kinds, whether in politics, religion, or art. The hostility to Euripides displayed here and in several other plays, like his attacks on Socrates, is a result of this attitude of conservatism. The present play is notable also as a piece of elaborate if not over-serious literary criticism from the pen of a great poet.

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