Seneca: Phaedra

by Lucius Annaeus Seneca

2020-12-29 09:48:29

Seneca''s Phaedra occupies an important and influential position in the tradition of European drama. This new edition concentrates on the play''s dramatic qualities, examining its Greek and Roman background. The introduction presents discussion of dr... Read more
Seneca''s Phaedra occupies an important and influential position in the tradition of European drama. This new edition concentrates on the play''s dramatic qualities, examining its Greek and Roman background. The introduction presents discussion of dramaturgy and rhetoric as well as style and textual transmission. An unusual feature is the tracing of the influence of Phaedra''s story on later European literature and music. The commentary has extensive notes not only on Seneca''s language, but also on plot, characterization, and the use of myth. Less

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File size7.99 X 5 X 0.51 in
Print pages232
PublisherCambridge University Press
Publication date February 23, 1990
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780521337137
Seneca the Younger (c. 4 BC-AD 65), fully Lucius Annaeus Seneca and also known simply as Seneca, was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist, and—in one work—satirist of the Silver Age of ...

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