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  • In order to argue that there is no genuine literary criticism in the Frogs we must first define genuine literary criticism. While it is almost universally agreed that the first piece of genuine literary criticism was Aristotle's Poetics written in 335 BC, there is less consensus as to what genuine literary criticism entails.

    Genuine Literary Criticism and Aristophanes

    In order to argue that there is no genuine literary criticism in the Frogs we must first define genuine literary criticism. While it is almost universally agreed that the first piece of genuine literary criticism was Aristotle's Poetics written in 335 BC, there is less consensus as to what genuine literary criticism entails.

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