About this title: Seneca's Phaedra occupies an important and influential position in the tradition of European drama. This new edition concentrates on the dramatic qualities of Phaedra and examines the Greek and Roman background to the play, particularly Seneca's use of Euripides and Ovid, and its philosophical elements grounded in Seneca's Stoicism. The introduction also discusses dramatic and rhetorical presentation, aspects of style including imagery and the transmission of the text. An unusual feature is the treatment of the influence of the Phaedra story in later European literature and music. The ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780521337137ISBN:0521337135
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PR
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780521337137ISBN:0521337135
Description: Seneca's Phaedra occupies an important and influential position in the tradition of European drama. This new edition concentrates on the play's dramatic qualities, examining its Greek and Roman background. The introduction presents discussion of dram... read more
Description: New. This new edition concentrates on the dramatic qualities of Phaedra and examines the Greek and Roman background to the play. read more
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13:9780521337137ISBN:0521337135
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13:9780521337137ISBN:0521337135
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