Six Tragedies

by Seneca

Book Overview

Here is a lively, readable, and accurate verse translation of the six best plays by one of the most influential of all classical Latin writers--the only tragic playwright from ancient Rome whose work survives. Tutor to the emperor Nero, Seneca lived through uncertain, oppressive, and violent times, and his dramas depict the extremes of human behavior. Rape, suicide, child-murder, incestuous love, madness, and mutilation afflict the characters, who...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B01BIXWDWA
• ISBN13: 9780192807069
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 7.6"