#aristophanes

[the-evil-clergyman]

Illustrations from Aristophanes' Lysistrata by Norman Lindsay (1930)

[irate-iguana]

Sometimes two and a half millennia old comedies can be so personal.

[thesteamhunk]

A few exerts from The Frogs by Aristophanes (translated by E. D. A. Morshead) because Dionysus in this play is one of the funny bitches imaginable

[whencyclopedia]

Theatre of Dionysos Eleuthereus

The theatre of Dionysos Eleuthereus on the south slope of the acropolis of Athens was first built in the 6th century BCE. Modified and expanded over the centuries, it is the oldest Greek theatre and is the site where some of the most famous Greek plays from antiquity were first performed.

Early Form

The theatre was part of a wider sanctuary dedicated to Dionysos Eleuthereus from the Archaic period. The cult to the Greek god of wine, merriment, and theatre was brought to Athens via the nearby deme of Eleutherai, although it can be traced back to Mycenaean times. A temple to Dionysos was first constructed by Peisistratos in the 6th century CE, and a circular area of tramped earth nearby was reserved for religious ceremonies where spectators took their seats on the hillside. Eventually this space evolved into a purpose-built theatre where Greek comedies and tragedies were performed, themselves evolved from earlier religious practices which included singing, wine drinking, animal sacrifices, and the wearing of masks. The climax of the celebrations was the Great Dionysia held each year in March/April, during the month of Elaphebolion, where the most famous playwrights such as Euripides, Sophocles, and Aristophanes presented their plays in competition.

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[gwydpolls]

Time Travel Question : Assorted Performances I

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[zaireetoo-draws]

You could say he hates frogs

[do-you-know-this-play]

[diocletion-aint-shit]

I love when people will translate something like "city guard" as "police officer" mainly because of the mental images. It varies for phrasing, such as a letter from a sanctuary to the Pharoah mentioning the "chief of police" who I am picturing as a guy with a big mustache and aviator sunglasses in a modern police uniform, or in a translation of aristophanes that has "Scythian police officer" whom I imagine as a stereotypical English constable with that very speicfic helmet.

[hccate]

Aristophanes - The Frogs

[scribl1ta]

I have been thinking about the Frogs lately so these are my visions, first a sketch and process photo of a silly frog I want to make in blender🐸🍒 While I was drawing this during this during my Intro to Data Literacy class I started thinking about how Alcibiades is also a major part of Frogs and what he would wear to see it. The robe will be green ofc and he is carrying a palm leaf in case he sits next to somebody cute who is willing to fan him as necessary during the performance (which additionally symbolizes how he is the deciding factor in the dramatic contest in the play). He also has beautiful long hair in this design :))

[ramblings-of-a-sad-poet]

Dionysus would have done numbers on tumblr

[rubiscodisco]

was nobody going to tell me that some korean women are going full Lysistrata sex strike on the patriarchy or was i supposed to just randomly encounter that on beyonce's internet today

[asterialunarr]

Oedipus rex is traumatising

[uwmspeccoll]

Classics Spotlight

This 1928 edition of The Eleven Comedies by Aristophanes was published by American publisher Horace Liveright in a limited edition of 2050. While the translator is unknown, the work was translated from its original Greek to English. Originally published by the Athenian Society, a renowned literary society in London, in 1912, this edition was exclusively available to its subscribers.

It consists of two volumes with chromolithographic plates as well as black and white illustrations created by Belgian artist Jean de Bosschere. His artwork brings the characters and scenes of the comedies to life, enhancing the reader's engagement with the text.

Aristophanes, a playwright from late 5th-century Athens, was known as the "Father of Comedy" for his significant contributions to the genre. His plays, characterized by their satirical and often political nature, set the standard for comedic writing and continue to inspire modern comedians and playwrights.

-- Melissa, Special Collections Classics Intern

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[the-ephemeral-ethereal]

What on earth's the point of living, if you leach your life of all its little joys?

from The Clouds by Aristophanes 

[gwydpolls]

Time Travel Question 12: The Library of Alexandria (Greek Edition)