Today on Ascend: The Great Books Podcast, we are joined by Tsh Oxenreider to discuss The Frogs by Aristophanes. The play tells the comedic story of Dionysus deciding all the new tragic poets are terrible, so he travels to Hades to bring back Euripides to help save Athens from her moral decay. Once in Hades, Dionysus has several adventures, which include hosting a poetry contest between Aeschylus and Euripides to see who is the best tragedian.
For those who do not know Tsh Oxenreider, she is wonderful. She’s an author, blogger, and podcaster. I was on her podcast a while back to discuss acedia and love of eros. Great conversation. And today, we have a high-level, friendly chat about The Frogs and our love of the great books in general.
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In Christ,
Dcn. Harrison Garlick
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A Discussion on The Frogs
Keep up the good work! Up next on the docket, we have a roundtable on all of the Greek plays we’ve covered and then we move into Plato (see Introduction to Plato). Lots of good things ahead.
Dcn. Harrison Garlick lives in rural Oklahoma with his wife and five children. He serves as a deacon at Holy Family Cathedral and as Chancellor & General Counsel for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tulsa. Follow him on X at Dcn. Garlick or Ascend.