Aristophanes' sophisticated comedy on the style and role of the plays of the modern Euripides vis a vis the traditional Aeschylus, contains his most brilliant parodies. These are asset in the fantastic and farcical context of Dionysus, disguised as Herakles, with his memorably cheeky slave Xanthias, descending into Hades to resurrect Euripides but returning instead with Aeschylus.
Stanford's edition ofFrogsincludes introduction, Greek text and commentary. It contains a substantial introduction on the play's background, and interpretation. The commentary is detailed on matters of language, metre and content, and a bibliography of further reading is provided.
W.B. Stanfordwas Regius Professor of Greek at Trinity College, Dublin and served as the twenty-second Chancellor of the University. He is perhaps best remembered for his commentaries aimed at students on Homer's
Odyssey, Aristophanes'
Frogs, and Sophocles'
Ajax.
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION : ? 1 The first production. ? 2 The
Lenaean Festival. ? 3 The audience. ? 4 The
historical background. ? 5 The political
background. ? 6 The religious background.
? 7 The action of the play and the literary
contest. ? 8 The characters and chorus.
? 9 Theatre, masks, costumes. ? 10 The comic
technique of Aristophanes. ? 11 The language
of Aristophanes. ? 12 .Metre, music, delivery,
dancing. ? 13 The formal structure of an
Aristophanic comedy. ? 14 The transmission
of the text. ? 15 Aristophanes's influence and
reputation
LisT OF CHARACTERS IN THE PLAY
TEXT
NOTES
INDEX TO INTRODUCTION AND NOTES
LIST OF BOOKS AND ARTICLES
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