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Aristophanes' 'Birds, Wasps, and Frogs' offers the best-known examples of the animal choruses of Greek comedy of the 5th century BC, but 6th century vase paintings of men costumed as cocks, bulls and horses indicates a longer tradition. This book explores the origins of these masquerades.Rothwell, Kenneth S., Jr. is the author of 'Nature, Culture And the Origins of Greek Comedy A Study of Animal Choruses', published 2006 under ISBN 9780521860666 and ISBN 0521860660.
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