01979cam a22003853u 4500 27668 UtSlPG 20260610133630.0 m cr n 260607r2008||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG el iso639-1 PA Aristophanes, 447? BCE-386? BCE Βάτραχοι Frogs Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2008 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier 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) Release date is 2008-12-31 Produced by Sophia Canoni. Book provided by Iason Konstantinides "Βάτραχοι" by Aristophanes is a comedy performed in 405 BC. The god Dionysus, troubled by the decline of tragic theater after Euripides' death, journeys to the underworld with his slave Xanthias to revive the playwright. Their comic adventure leads them through encounters with angry spirits and mistaken identities. At Pluto's palace, Dionysus must judge a fierce debate between Euripides and Aeschylus for the throne of tragic drama. The play blends irreverent humor with sharp literary criticism, examining poetry's role in Athenian civic life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Comedy plays Voyages to the otherworld -- Drama Dionysus (Greek deity) -- Drama Playwriting -- Drama Dramatists -- Drama Demetrakopoulos, Polyvios, 1864-1922 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27668 68577 68577