Aristophanes, one of the world's greatest comic dramatists, has
been admired since antiquity for his iridescent wit and beguiling
fantasy, exuberant language, and brilliant satire of the social,
intellectual, and political life of Athens at its height. This is
the fourth and final volume in the new Loeb Classical Library
edition of his plays.
"Frogs" was produced in 405 BCE, shortly after the deaths of
Sophocles and Euripides. Dionysus, the patron god of theater,
journeys to the underworld to retrieve Euripides. There he is
recruited to judge a contest between the traditional Aeschylus and
the modern Euripides, a contest that yields both sparkling comedy
and insight on ancient literary taste. In" Assemblywomen" Athenian
women plot to save Athens from male misgovernance. They transfer
power to themselves and institute a new social order in which all
inequalities based on wealth, age, and beauty are eliminatedwith
raucously comical results. The gentle humor and straightforward
morality of" Wealth" made it the most popular of Aristophanes'
plays from classical times to the Renaissance. Here the god Wealth
is cured of his blindness; his newfound ability to distinguish good
people from bad brings playfully portrayed social consequences.
General
Imprint: |
LOEB
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Loeb Classical Library |
Release date: |
May 2002 |
First published: |
May 2002 |
Authors: |
Aristophanes
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Editors: |
Jeffrey Henderson
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Dimensions: |
178 x 126 x 32mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
608 |
Edition: |
Annotated edition |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-674-99596-3 |
Languages: |
English
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Subtitles: |
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
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Categories: |
Books >
Language & Literature >
Literature: texts >
Drama texts, plays >
General
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LSN: |
0-674-99596-1 |
Barcode: |
9780674995963 |
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