frogs scholarship

bettendorf

the primary purpose of the play is not literary criticism but political action

redfield

Aeschylus’ victory is a rejection of the new lifestyle and a return to the old moral centre

cartledge

Dionysus has clearly trespassed too far on the human side of the human/divine divide

cartledge-success

considered to be the finest surviving Aristophanes play

Goldhill comedy vs tragedy

comedy and tragedy ask similar questions

Dover

the ordinary man enjoyed the sexuality of comedy as a channel for his own “excess” sexuality

Goldhill-chorus

the chorus parallel the Athenian citizens who can observe but not intervene in political events

Habash-Dionysus

Dionysus provides unity to the seemingly disparate structure of the play

Rosen-religion

Aristophanes situates comic satire within the realm of ritual and religion

Garvie-audience

the audience is in the position of the gods themselves