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100 1 _aSeneca, Lucius Annaeus,
_d5? BCE-65
245 1 4 _aThe Tragedies of Seneca :
_bTranslated into English Verse, to Which Have Been Appended Comparative Analyses of the Corresponding Greek and Roman Plays, and a Mythological Index
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2018
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senecan_tragedy
500 _aRelease date is 2018-10-03
505 0 _aThe 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.
508 _aE-text prepared by Ted Garvin, Eleni Christofaki, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aMythology, Classical -- Drama
653 _aSeneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D. -- Translations into English
700 1 _aManly, John Matthews,
_d1865-1940
700 1 _aMiller, Frank Justus,
_d1858-1938
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57999
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