Octavia
Subtitle: a play attributed to Seneca
By: edited with introduction and commentary by Rolando Ferri.
Contributors: Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, ca. 4 B.C.-65 A.D.; Ferri, Rolando.
Series: Cambridge classical texts and commentaries ;; v. 41
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Cambridge, UK; New York
Language: eng; lat
Number of pages: 471
Subjects: Octavia, consort of Nero, Emperor of Rome, ca. 42-62 -- Drama.; Rome -- History -- Nero, 54-68 -- Drama.
Genres: Drama.
Description: The historical tragedy Octavia focuses on Nero's divorce from the princess Octavia, Claudius' daughter by Valeria Messalina, and on the emperor's subsequent marriage to Poppaea Sabina. This book includes a full-length introduction, a new edition of the text based on a fresh examination of the manuscripts, and a detailed commentary dealing with textual, linguistic, and literary points. Spanning three days in June AD 62, the tragic action of the play ends with Octavia's deportation to the island of Pandateria, where she would be executed shortly afterwards.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 417-435) and indexes.
Roman tragedy previously attributed to Seneca but probably written by an imitator at a later date.
Commentary originally presented as author's thesis (perfezionamento)--Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa.