Tragedies [electronic resource] /

Abstract

Seneca (c. 4-65 CE) authored verse tragedies that strongly influenced Shakespeare and other Renaissance dramatists. Plots are based on myth, in keeping with classical tradition, but themes reflect imperial Roman politics. Powerful rhetoric conveys intensity and the perspective is much bleaker than in Seneca's prose writings.Includes index.v. I. Hercules. Trojan women. Phoenician women. Medea. Phaedra -- v. II. Oedipus. Agamemnon. Thyestes. Hercules on Oeta. Octavia.Seneca (c. 4-65 CE) authored verse tragedies that strongly influenced Shakespeare and other Renaissance dramatists. Plots are based on myth, in keeping with classical tradition, but themes reflect imperial Roman politics. Powerful rhetoric conveys intensity and the perspective is much bleaker than in Seneca's prose writings.Mode of access: World Wide Web.Description based on print version record