Aristophanes Marshall C. W. Associate Professor University of British Columbia Canada
Aristophanes Marshall C. W. Associate Professor University of British Columbia Canada A comedy about tragedy and a play about playmaking, Aristophanes' Frogs (405 BCE) is perhaps the most popular of…
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Aristophanes Marshall C. W. Associate Professor University of British Columbia Canada
A comedy about tragedy and a play about playmaking, Aristophanes' Frogs (405 BCE) is perhaps the most popular of ancient comedies. 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. This new introduction guides students through the play, its themes and contemporary contexts, and its reception history.
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