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
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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THE TRAGEDIES OF SENECA double Hermes of Seneca and Socrates DOUBLE HERMES OF SENECA AND SOCRATES. Now in the Old Museum at Berlin 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 BY FRANK JUSTUS MILLER
INTRODUCED BY AN ESSAY ON THE INFLUENCE OF THE TRAGEDIES OF SENECA UPON EARLY ENGLISH DRAMA BY JOHN MATTHEWS MANLY CHICAGO THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS LONDON T. FISHER UNWIN, 1 ADELPHI TERRACE 1907 CLjǙΏǡƗƄƒǵ 1907 BΏ Tƒŧ UƿƗ΄ŧǡǪƗǵΏ Ljż CƒƗŕĵƄLj Published December 1907 Composed and Printed By The University of Chicago Press Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
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