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This complete collection contains the following plays scholars have ascribed to Seneca: Agamemnon, Hercules, Hercules Oetaeus I & II, Medea, Oedipus, Phaedra, Phoenissae, Thyestes, and Troades.Although many of the Senecan tragedies adapt the same Greek myths as tragedies by Sophocles,... Read Full Overview

Lucius Annaeus Seneca, known commonly as Seneca, was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist of the Silver Age of Latin literature. He is most noted for developing a new type of drama, the Senecan tragedy, which differed greatly from Greek tragedy. While the Greek... Read Full Overview

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This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Based on a comprehensive investigation of all manuscripts and florilegia, this edition provides, for the first time, a secure reconstruction of the two hyparchetypes on which the text depends. Zwierlein demonstrates that all former manuscripts of Seneca's tragedies stem ultimately... Read Full Overview

Decem Tragoediae, Quae Lannaeo Senecae Tribwntur (1626) est opus litterarium a Lucio Annaeo Seneca, poeta et philosopho Romano, compositum. Hoc volumen continet decem tragoedias, quae omnes ad Lannaeum Senecam, Senecae patrem, dedicatae sunt. Tragoediae includunt: Hercules Furens,... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections
such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,
or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe... Read Full Overview

Tragoediae, opus magnum Lucii Annaei Senecae, continet fabulas septem, quae sunt Thyestes, Hercules Furens, Phaedra, Medea, Agamemnon, Oedipus et Octavia. Praeterea, in hoc libro inveniuntur tres tragoediae, quae originem incertam habent, scilicet Octavia, Hercules Oetaeus et... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

This is a meticulously edited 1835 edition of the tragedies of Lucius Annaeus Seneca, presented in the original Latin. "L. Annaei Senecae Tragoediae: Ad Optimorum Librorum Fidem Accurate Editae" offers scholars and enthusiasts access to Seneca's powerful dramas, reflecting... Read Full Overview

Tragoediae presents the complete tragedies of Lucius Annaeus Seneca, a cornerstone of Roman literature and a profound influence on Renaissance and later dramatic traditions. Seneca's plays, marked by intense emotion, moral reflection, and vivid imagery, offer a compelling... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections
such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,
or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe... Read Full Overview