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<br> Aristophanes is widely credited with having elevated the classical art of comedy to the level of legitimacy and recognition that only tragedy had hitherto achieved, and producing some of the most intriguing works of literature to survive from classical Greece in the process. Among them, <em>Frogs</em> has a unique appeal; written and performed in 405 BCE, the comedy won first prize in that year's Lenaea festival competition and was re-performed soon thereafter--a rare occurrence for comedies at the time. <em>Frogs</em> has been admired and quoted by readers and critics ever since, a testament to its timeless appeal; it remains among the most approachable of Aristophanes' plays, as well as perhaps the richest of all in insights it provides into ancient Greek cultural attitudes and values. <p>Mark Griffith's study of the <em>Frogs</em> is the first single book to offer a reliable and sophisticated account of this play in light of modern notions of culture, performance, democracy, religion, and aesthetics. After placing the work in its original historical, cultural, and biographical context, Griffith goes on to underscore the originality of <em>Frogs</em> in relation to parallel

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Author

Mark Griffith, (Classicist)

Publisher

Oxford University Press, USA

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9780195327731

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Literary Collections, Literary Fiction