Seneca, Lucius Annaeus,  5? BCE-65 <br/><br/>
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 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senecan_tragedy  Release date is 2018-10-03 
<br/><br/>The influence of the tragedies of Seneca upon early English drama -- The tragedies of Seneca translated: Oedipus. Phoenissae. Medea. Hercules Furens. Phaedra or Hippolytus. Hercules Oetaeus. Thyestes. Troades. Agamemnon. Octavia, with a review of the Roman historical drama -- Comparative analyses of Seneca's tragedies and the corresponding Greek dramas -- Mythological index. 
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<br/><br/> "The Tragedies of Seneca" by Lucius Annaeus Seneca is a collection of ancient Roman tragedies written in the 50s CE. These philosophical dramas reimagine Greek myths through a Stoic lens, featuring five-act structures, violent plots recounted in shocking detail, and lengthy moral meditations. Written by the Stoic philosopher-politician, these works transformed familiar stories like Medea and Agamemnon into distinctly Roman philosophical explorations. Their graphic violence and ethical focus would later influence Renaissance revenge tragedy, including Shakespeare's bloodiest works. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Mythology, Classical -- Drama Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D. -- Translations into English 
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