"The Frogs" by Aristophanes is a comedic play about the god Dionysus and his slave Xanthias journeying to the underworld. Dionysus is on a quest to bring the playwright Euripides back from the dead, because he believes that Greek tragedy has lost its way. The play uses humor and satire to comment on the literature and politics of ancient Greece. The story starts with Dionysus and Xanthias preparing for their trip to Hades, arguing about who has to carry what. During their journey, they meet interesting characters like Charon and Pluto, and encounter a chorus of frogs; all these encounters emphasize the themes and humor in Aristophanes's writing.
The Frogs
By Aristophanes
A god travels to the underworld with his slave to resurrect a playwright and restore greatness to Greek tragedy.
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About the AuthorAristophanes was an Ancient Greek comic playwright from Athens and a poet of Old Attic Comedy. He wrote in total forty plays, of which eleven survive virtually complete today. These provide the most valuable examples of a genre of comic drama known as Old Comedy and are used to define it, along with fragments from dozens of lost plays by Aristophanes and his contemporaries.
Aristophanes was an Ancient Greek comic playwright from Athens and a poet of Old Attic Comedy. He wrote in total forty plays, of which eleven survive virtually complete today. These provide the most valuable examples of a genre of comic drama known as Old Comedy and are used to define it, along with fragments from dozens of lost plays by Aristophanes and his contemporaries.
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