
L. Annaei Senecae Tragoediae
Friedrich Leo(Editor)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 10. June 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
444 pages
978-1-108-01307-9 (ISBN)
Description
This two-volume critical edition of Seneca's tragedies by Friedrich Leo (1851-1914) was published in Berlin in 1878-1879. Seneca, the first-century Roman philosopher, modelled his tragedies on the work of Greek playwright Euripides. Leo argues that the tragedies were in fact written for recitation only, and were not intended to be performed, although they have been successfully staged in modern times. A classical scholar of some distinction who later became a full member of the Academy of Sciences in Goettingen, Leo's critical edition of Seneca was published early in his career, while he became better known for his later work on Roman poetry. Volume 2 contains the text of the six tragedies which have been definitively attributed to Seneca, as well as Hercules Oetaeus and Octavia, which resemble Seneca's style, but are more likely to have been written by a disciple.
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Series
Language
Latin
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
622 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-01307-9 (9781108013079)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Praefatio; Excerpta Thuanea; Hercules [Furens]; Troades; Phoenissae; Medea; Phaedra; Oedipus; Agamemnon; Thyestes; Hercules [Oetaeus]; Octavia; Mantissa vindicarum; Index.