Aristophanes (445-380 BC) - Greek comic playwright who wrote in the style
known as Old Comedy, a free and farcical form that allowed him to ridicule
the public figures and institutions of his time. Despite difficulties in
translation, most of his sharp-witted humor still comes through today.
The Frogs (405 BC) - A dramatic comedy about Dionysus, the patron of drama,
who attempts to bring Euripides back from Hades. Aristophanes' ridicule of
Dionysus serves as a strong example of Old Comedy's permissiveness.
