Seneca's Phaedra Introduction, Text, Translation and Notes

Name: Seneca's Phaedra Introduction, Text, Translation and Notes
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ISBN: 9780905205663

ISBN-10: 0905205669

ISBN-13: 9780905205663

Edition: 1987

Authors: A. J. Boyle

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Phaedra, a disturbing drama of unnatural love, violence, and perverted loyalty, is one of eight surviving tragedies written by the millionaire philosopher and litterateur Lucius Annaeus Seneca (ca 1 B.C. - A.D. 65), chief minister to the Emperor Nero. A.J. Boyle's penetrating introduction and extensive notes show why Seneca so deeply influenced Renaissance drama: psychological insight, vivid and powerful verse, highly effective staging (although the question of performance is controversial), and an intellectually demanding conceptual framework. The translation, printed facing the Latin text, aims at verbal and stylistic fidelity. The book is suitable for class use at senior school and…

Book details

List price: $15.75
Copyright year: 1987
Publisher: Francis Cairns Publications, Limited
Publication date: 12/1/1987
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 228
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.66" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English