Trojan women
By: Seneca ; translated and with an introduction by Frederick Ahl.
Contributors: Ahl, Frederick, 1941-
Series: Masters of Latin literature.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 1986
Place of publication: Ithaca
Language: eng
Number of pages: 122
Subjects: Andromache (Legendary character) -- Drama.; Princesses -- Troy (Extinct city) -- Drama.; Hecuba (Legendary character) -- Drama.; Queens -- Troy (Extinct city) -- Drama.; Trojan War -- Drama.
Description: The play explores the folly of war, focussing on the trials of the royal family of the fallen city of Troy (Hecuba, Andromache and their children) as they mourn their past and current sufferings, and the continued assault of the Greeks on the survivors as they look to sacrifice two of the royal progeny, Polyxena and Astyanax.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Translation of: Troades.