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Aristophanes: Frogs

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Item Length: 8.5 in Type: Textbook Item Height: 0.4 in Publication Year: 2020 Book Title: Aristophanes: Frogs Number of Pages: 176 Pages Author: C. W. Marshall Item Weight: 7.5 Oz width: 5.5 in Format: Trade Paperback height: 0.4 in Language: English Subject: Ancient & Classical, Linguistics / General ISBN: 9781350080911 Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Drama, Language Arts & Disciplines, Literary Collections Item Width: 5.5 in Publication Name: Aristophanes: Frogs Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic & Professional Series: Bloomsbury Ancient Comedy Companions Ser.

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Aristophanes: Frogs. Title: Aristophanes: Frogs. Language: English. Number of Pages: 176. Publication Date: 2020-11-12. Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic. Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE ) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title: Aristophanes: Frogs ISBN13: 9781350080911 ISBN10: 1350080918 Author: Marshall, C. W. (Author), Marshall, C. W. (Editor), Slater, Niall W. (Editor) Description: A Comedy About Tragedy And A Play About Playmaking, Aristophanes' Frogs (405 Bce) Is Perhaps The Most Popular Of Ancient Comedies This New Introduction Guides Students Through The Play, Its Themes And Contemporary Contexts, And Its Reception History 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 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 Funny Costumes Frogs Has Inspired Literary Works By Henry Fielding, George Bernard Shaw, And Tom Stoppard This Book Explores All Of These Features In A Series Of Short Chapters Designed To Be Accessible To A New Reader Of Ancient Comedy It Proceeds Linearly Through The Play, Addressing A Range Of Issues, But Paying Particular Attention To Stagecraft And Performance It Also Offers A Bold New Interpretation Of The Play, Suggesting That The Action Of Frogs Was Not The First Time Euripides And Aeschylus Had Competed Against Each Other Binding: Paperback, Paperback Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic Publication Date: 2020-11-12 Dimensions: Number of Pages: 176 Language: English

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