Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Seneca: Phaedra
- ISBN 13:
- 9780521337137
- author:
- Lucius Annaeus Seneca
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1990
- Pages:
- 232
- Genre:
- Biographies & True Stories
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Seneca's Phaedra is a pivotal work in European drama that continues to influence literature and music to this day. This new edition focuses on the play's dramatic qualities, exploring its Greek and Roman roots, philosophical elements, and stylistic features.
The introduction examines the play's transmission, style, and rhetorical presentation, while also tracing the story's impact on later European literature. The commentary delves into Seneca's language, using earlier poetic models and analyzing plot, character development, and mythological themes.
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