Seneca And The Idea Of Tragedy

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Seneca And The Idea Of Tragedy

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Author : Gregory A. Staley
language : en
Publisher: OUP USA
Release Date : 2010-01-14

Seneca And The Idea Of Tragedy written by Gregory A. Staley and has been published by OUP USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-14 with Drama categories.

The question of why Seneca wrote tragedy has been debated since at least the 13th century. Since Seneca was a Stoic, critics assumed he wrote with the standard Stoic theory of literature as education in philosophy in mind. This book argues that Seneca was influenced by Aristotle's famous defense of tragedy against Plato's critique.

Six Tragedies

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Author : Lucius Annaeus Seneca
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2010-01-14

Six Tragedies written by Lucius Annaeus Seneca and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-14 with Drama categories.

This 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 volume includes Phaedra, Oedipus, Medea, Trojan Women, Hercules Furens, and Thyestes, together with an invaluable introduction and notes.

The Cambridge Companion To Seneca

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Author : Shadi Bartsch
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2015-02-16

The Cambridge Companion To Seneca written by Shadi Bartsch and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-16 with Drama categories.

This Companion examines the complete works of Seneca in context and establishes the importance of his legacy in Western thought.

The Passions In Roman Thought And Literature

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Author : Susanna Morton Braund
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2007-01-18

The Passions In Roman Thought And Literature written by Susanna Morton Braund and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-01-18 with Literary Collections categories.

New essays by an international team of scholars in Latin literature and ancient philosophy explore the understanding of emotions (or "passions") in Roman thought (especially philosophy and rhetorical theory) and literature. Special features include the wide range of Latin authors discussed (including such famous Latin prose and verse writers as Cicero and Virgil), the fresh and searching studies of key literary texts and the accessibility of the book, in clear and nontechnical language, with Greek and Latin translated.

Seneca S Drama

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Author : Norman T. Pratt
language : en
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Release Date : 1983

Seneca S Drama written by Norman T. Pratt and has been published by UNC Press Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with History categories.

With insight and clarity, Norman Pratt makes available to the general reader an understanding of the major elements that shaped Seneca's plays. These he defines as Neo-Stoicism, declamatory rhetoric, and the chaotic, violent conditions of Senecan society. Seneca's drama shows the nature of this society and uses freely the declamatory rhetorical techniques familiar to any well-educated Roman. But the most important element, Pratt argues, is Neo-Stoicism, including technical aspects of this philosophy that previously have escaped notice. With these ingredients Seneca transformed the themes and characters inherited from Greek drama, casting them in a form that so radically departs from the earlier drama that Seneca's plays require a different mode of criticism. "The greatest need in the criticism of this drama is to understand its legitimacy as drama of a new kind in the anicent tradition," Pratt writes. "It cannot be explained as an inferior imitation of Greek tragedy because, though inferior, it is not imitative in the strict sense of the word and has its own nature and motivation." Pratt shows the functional interrelationship among philosophy, rhetoric, and "society" in Seneca's nine plays and assesses the plays' dramatic qualities. He finds that however melodramatic the plays may seem to the modern reader, Seneca's own career as Nero's mentor, statesman, and spokesman was scarcely less tumultuous than the lives of his characters. When the Neo-Stoicism and rhetoric of the plays are charged with Seneca's own tortured, passionate life, Pratt concludes, "The result is inevitably melodrama, melodrama of such energy and force that it changed the course of Western drama." Originally published in 1983. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

A Companion To The Neronian Age

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Author : Emma Buckley
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2013-05-03

A Companion To The Neronian Age written by Emma Buckley and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-03 with Literary Criticism categories.

An authoritative overview and helpful resource for students and scholars of Roman history and Latin literature during the reign of Nero. The first book of its kind to treat this era, which has gained in popularity in recent years Makes much important research available in English for the first time Features a balance of new research with established critical lines Offers an unusual breadth and range of material, including substantial treatments of politics, administration, the imperial court, art, archaeology, literature and reception studies Includes a mix of established scholars and groundbreaking new voices Includes detailed maps and illustrations

Ideas And Forms Of Tragedy From Aristotle To The Middle Ages

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Author : Henry Ansgar Kelly
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1993-05-13

Ideas And Forms Of Tragedy From Aristotle To The Middle Ages written by Henry Ansgar Kelly and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-05-13 with Literary Criticism categories.

H.A. Kelly explores meanings given to tragedy, from Aristotle's most basic notion (any serious story, even with a happy ending), via Roman ideas and practices, to the Middle Ages, when Averroes considered tragedy to be the praise of virtue, but Albert the

Elizabethan Seneca

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Author : James Ker
language : en
Publisher: MHRA
Release Date : 2012

Elizabethan Seneca written by James Ker and has been published by MHRA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Drama categories.

In the early Elizabethan period, nine of the ten tragedies attributed to the ancient Roman statesman, philosopher, and playwright Seneca (c. 1 BCE-65 CE) were translated for the first time into English, and these translations shaped Seneca's dramatic legacy as it would be known to later authors and playwrights. This edition enables readers to appreciate the distinct style and aims of three milestone translations: Jasper Heywood's 'Troas' (1559) and 'Thyestes' (1560), and John Studley's 'Agamemnon' (1566). The plays are presented in modern spelling and accompanied by critical notes clarifying the translators' approaches to rendering Seneca in English. The introduction provides important context, including a survey of the transmission and reception of Seneca from the first through to the sixteenth century and an analysis and comparison of the style of the three translations. James Ker is Associate Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of The Deaths of Seneca (2009), A Seneca Reader (2011), and articles on Greek and Roman literature. Jessica Winston is Professor of English at Idaho State University. She is the author of numerous articles on early Elizabethan literature and the Elizabethan reception of Seneca.

Seneca Thyestes

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Author : P.J. Davis
language : en
Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
Release Date : 2003-12-19

Seneca Thyestes written by P.J. Davis and has been published by Bristol Classical Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-12-19 with Literary Collections categories.

Written in Nero's Rome in about AD62, "Thyestes" is one of the greatest and most influential of classical tragedies. Peter Davies explores the key aspects of the play including the circumstances of its composition, its performance history and its impact on subsequent dramatists.

Senecan Tragedy And The Reception Of Augustan Poetry

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Author : Christopher V. Trinacty
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2014

Senecan Tragedy And The Reception Of Augustan Poetry written by Christopher V. Trinacty and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Drama categories.

Christopher Trinacty's Senecan Tragedy and the Reception of Augustan Poetry uniquely places Senecan tragedy in its Roman literary context, offering a further dimension to the motivations and meaning behind Seneca's writings. By reading Senecan tragedy through an intertextual lens, Senecan Tragedy and the Reception of Augustan Poetry reveals Seneca's awareness of his historical moment, in which the Augustan period was eroding steadily around him.