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The Tragedies of Seneca / Translated into English Verse, to Which Have Been Appended Comparative Analyses of the Corresponding Greek and Roman Plays, and a Mythological Index

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

  • Drama
  • Book language: English
  • 629 pages

This volume presents Seneca's tragedies in English verse, with comparative analyses of the Greek and Roman plays and a mythological index. Drawing on Greek myth, these Roman dramas explore fate, passion, and power in rhetorical, Stoic-inflected form. They are valuable for listeners interested in classical drama and its later influence.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. Transcriber's Note.
  2. THE TRAGEDIES OF SENECA
  3. PREFACE
  4. TABLE OF CONTENTS
  5. INTRODUCTORY ESSAY
  6. OEDIPUS
  7. PHOENISSAE, OR THEBAÏS A FRAGMENT
  8. MEDEA
  9. HERCULES FURENS
  10. HIPPOLYTUS OR PHAEDRA
  11. HERCULES OETAEUS
  12. THYESTES
  13. TROADES
  14. AGAMEMNON
  15. OCTAVIA
  16. COMPARATIVE ANALYSES
  17. INDEX
  18. Transcriber's Note.
  19. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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