The Frogs (Little Black Classics)

The Frogs (Little Black Classics)

by Aristophanes (Author)

Synopsis

'Ko-ax, ko-ax, ko-ax! Now listen, you musical twerps, I don't give a damn for your burps!' A biting comedy from the great Ancient Greek playwright. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 128
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published: 03 Mar 2016

ISBN 10: 0241250382
ISBN 13: 9780241250389
Book Overview: This riotous play from ancient Greece's greatest comic dramatist blends fancy dress, earthy slapstick and political debate.

Author Bio
Little is known about Aristophanes' life (c. 445BC-c.386BC), but there is a portrait of him in Plato's Symposium. His first comedy was produced when he was 20 and he wrote 40 plays in the course of his life.