Seneca Phaedra

Author : Seneca
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141970944
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Phaedra and Other Plays written by Seneca and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2011-08-25 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Living in Rome under Caligula and later a tutor to Nero, Seneca witnessed the extremes of human behaviour. His shocking and bloodthirsty plays not only reflect a brutal period of history but also show how guilt, sorrow, anger and desire lead individuals to violence. The hero of Hercules Insane saves his own family from slaughter, only to commit further atrocities when he goes mad. The horrifying death of Astyanax is recounted in Trojan Women, and Phaedra deals with forbidden love. In Oedipus a nervous man discovers himself, while Thyestes recounts the bitter family struggle for a crown. Of uncertain authorship, Octavia dramatizes Nero's divorce from his wife and her deportation. The only Latin tragedies to have survived complete, these plays are masterpieces of vibrant, muscular language and psychological insight.

Author : Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521337137
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Seneca: Phaedra written by Lucius Annaeus Seneca and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1990-02-23 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seneca's Phaedra occupies an important and influential position in the tradition of European drama. This new edition concentrates on the dramatic qualities of Phaedra and examines the Greek and Roman background to the play, particularly Seneca's use of Euripides and Ovid, and its philosophical elements grounded in Seneca's Stoicism. The introduction also discusses dramatic and rhetorical presentation, aspects of style including imagery and the transmission of the text. An unusual feature is the treatment of the influence of the Phaedra story in later European literature and music. The commentary examines Seneca's language in detail and looks at his use of earlier poetic models (Virgil and Ovid) as well as plot, characterisation and his use of myth. Although principally for students of Latin literature, this new edition will also be of interest to historians of drama and comparative literature.

Author : Gilbert Lawall
Publisher : Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0865160163
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Phaedra of Seneca written by Gilbert Lawall and published by Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers. This book was released on 1982-01-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This illustrated rapid reader includes an analysis of the play, vocabulary, study questions, stage directions, and a new translation of the Hippolytus by Euripides.

Author : Charles Segal
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400885760
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Language and Desire in Seneca's Phaedra written by Charles Segal and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2017-03-14 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This close reading of Seneca's most influential tragedy explores the question of how poetic language produces the impression of an individual self, a full personality with a conscious and unconscious emotional life. Originally published in 1986. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Author : Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Publisher : Francis Cairns Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Seneca's Phaedra written by Lucius Annaeus Seneca and published by Francis Cairns Publications. This book was released on 1987 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Roland Mayer
Publisher : Bristol Classical Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Seneca: Phaedra written by Roland Mayer and published by Bristol Classical Press. This book was released on 2002-10-24 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Phaedra is one of Seneca's most successful tragedies. This book introduces the reader to the complex dramatic and literary inheritance which Seneca appropriated and in his turn bequeathed, and he sets out some of the main lines of contemporary interpretation and performance practice for this play.

Author : Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Philosophus)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780905205663
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Seneca's Phaedra written by Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Philosophus) and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192807064
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Six Tragedies written by Lucius Annaeus Seneca and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-01-14 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a lively, readable and accurate verse translation of the six best plays by one of the most influential of all classical Latin writers. The volume includes Phaedra, Oedipus, Medea, Trojan Women, Hercules Furens, and Thyestes, together with an invaluable introduction and notes.

Author : Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521200851
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Seneca: Phaedra written by Lucius Annaeus Seneca and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1990-02-23 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781021648686
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Tragedies of Seneca written by Lucius Annaeus Seneca and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection brings together the powerful tragedies of the ancient Roman philosopher and statesman Seneca. Known for their raw emotion and vivid language, these plays explore timeless themes such as revenge, power, and the complexities of the human condition. A must-read for fans of classical literature and drama. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.