The Frogs
Title | The Frogs |
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Languages | English |
Editorial Practice | Encoding format: HTML |
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LC keywords | Greek drama (Comedy) |
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Creation Date | 405 BCE |
Source Description | The frogs / Aristophanes : edited with introduction, revised text, commentary and index by W.B. Stanford Aristophanes Stanford, William Bedell : 2nd ed. lx, 211 p. : 18 cm. Macmillan London: 1963 : Note: Includes bibliography and index |
Notes |
At the time of the production of this play, Athens and her allies have been at war with Sparta and her allies (from 431-404 BC with some brief interludes). Things have not gone so well for Athens. Indeed, in 411 there was a brief oligarchic coup. And in 404, just a year after this play was produced, Sparta will support a second coup by another oligarchic group called the Thirty, thus bringing the war to an ill end for the Athenians. Aristophanes has Dionysos seeking a way to restore Athens to her former glory through a revival of tragedy. After the deaths of Euripides in 405 BC and Sophocles immediately after, the future of tragedy seemed dark. Also available at: http://www.mala.bc.ca/~johnstoi/aristophanes/frogs.htm |
Permanent URL | http://purl.ox.ac.uk/ota/2498 |