Aristophanes Aristophanes epub The Frogs of Aristophanes: Acted at Athens at the Lenaean Festival B. C. 405; The Greek Text; Revised With a Translation Into Corresponding Metres, Introduction and Commentary (Classic Reprint)

The comedy of the Progs was produced during the Lenaean festival, at the commencement of the year B.C. 405, when Callias was A rchon; that Callias who, to distinguish him from other archous bearing the same name, was commonly designated the Callias who succeeded Antigenes .(it at once took its position, which has never since been challenged, amongst the masterpieces of the Athenian drama. It carried off the prize at the Lenaean contest, from the Muses of Phrynichus, which was placed second, and the Cleophon of Plato, which was placed last; knd the victorious poet was crowned in the full theatre with the usual wreath of Bacchic ivy. But it achieved a far higher success than this. It enjoyed the, apparently, unique distinction of being acted a second time, as we should say, by request; and at this second representation the poet was again crowned, not now with mere leaves of ivy, but with a wreath made from Athene ssacred olive ,an honour reserved for citizens who were deemed to have rendered important services to Athene scity. It was not for its wit and humour that these exceptional honours were accorded to the play; nor yet for what to modern readers constitutes its pre-eminent attraction, the literary contest between Aeschylus and Ofi Ta A v Tiyevtj. It is interesting to observe that, of the extant comedies of A ristophanes, all those which we know to have been exhibited at the City Dionysia, failed ;and all which we know to have been exhibited at the Lenaean festival, gained the prize. Tov Tov XP f Vivei; Koi ea-T ej avai6ri da WmT s Upas i Xaias, os vevofua-rai lo-drtios XPVCV crcdvy, Va cfceiva to. iv Tols Bii Tpdxois Trepl twv a-rijitttv, tov Upov xopov SU aiov TT o Wa xpr)a-T a rf wo Xei (rvp,TT apawetv. Greek Life of A ristophanes.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: