ARISTOPHANES: FROGS Edited with Introduction and Commentary

Aristophanes; Kenneth James Dover (Ed. )

ISBN 10: 0198150059 / ISBN 13: 9780198150053

Published by Oxford Clarendon Press, 1993

About this Item

Foxing to textblock. ; Among extant Greek comedies, the Frogs is unique for the light it throws on Classical Greek attitudes toward tragedy and literature in general. It merits a much more extensive commentary than it has so far received, and the establishment of the text itself has rested for over a century on collations which were inadequate and inaccurate. At the same time, its most problematic passages have been the subject, in recent years, of more scholarly articles than those of any other Greek play. In this introduction, edition, and commentary, Sir Kenneth Dover presents the relevant data, arguments, and considerations as fully as can reasonably be done in one volume. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 398 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: ARISTOPHANES: FROGS Edited with Introduction and Commentary
• Publisher: Oxford Clarendon Press
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198150059
• ISBN 13: 9780198150053
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: Very Good-
• Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Seller catalogs:
  • Greek Literature

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Synopsis

A brilliant new commentary on one of the most famous comedies from ancient Greece, Aristophanes' Frogs. Edited by one of the world's leading scholars on Aristophanes, the book includes the complete Greek text, a comprehensive introduction, and a full and lively commentary covering just about every point of interest in this richly rewarding and entertaining play. It also offers help with translation. A must for all serious students of Aristophanes.

From the Back Cover

Among extant Greek comedies, the Frogs is unique for the light it throws on classical Greek attitudes to tragedy and to literature in general. It merits a much more extensive commentary than it has so far received, for the establishment of the text itself has rested for over a century on collations which were inadequate and inaccurate.