Triumvir Clio's School of Classical Civilization

Greek Comedy XI: Aristophanes’s The Frogs, or Let’s Make Fun of All the Tragedians


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Are you ready for some literary criticism?  It's okay.  You can let Aristophanes do all the work in The Frogs.

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References

Aristophanes.  “The Frogs.”  Four Plays by Aristophanes, translated by William Arrowsmith, "Aristophanes' Frogs Study Guide". Department Of Greek & Latin, https://www.ucl.ac.uk/classics/aristophanes-frogs-study-guide. Accessed 21 May 2020.

Richmond Lattimore, and Douglass Parker, Meridian, 1994, pp. 473-595.

"The Frogs – Aristophanes – | Comedy Summary & Analysis | Ancient Greece – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_aristophanes_frogs.html.  Accessed 21 May 2020

Gilbert, W. S., and Arthur Sullivan. The Pirates of Penzance Vocal Score. Courier Corporation, 2012.

"A Short Analysis Of Aristophanes’ The Frogs - Interesting Literature". Interesting Literature, 2017, https://interestingliterature.com/2017/05/a-short-analysis-of-aristophanes-the-frogs/.

Wasson, Donald L. "The Frogs." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 28 Feb 2018. Web. 21 May 2020.

Wikipedia contributors. "Pluto (mythology)." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 10 May. 2020. Web. 21 May. 2020.

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