The Translated into English Verse, to Which Have Been Appended Comparative Analyses of the Corresponding Greek and Roman Plays, and a Mythological Index Seneca, Lucius Annaeus 5? BCE-65 creator Manly, John Matthews 1865-1940 Miller, Frank Justus 1858-1938 text utu 2018 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "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.) 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. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senecan_tragedy Release date is 2018-10-03 E-text prepared by Ted Garvin, Eleni Christofaki, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team Original publication data not identified Mythology, Classical -- Drama Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D. -- Translations into English PA Original publication data not identified 07040850 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57999 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57999 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134333.0 57999