Title: Tragic Seneca
First published: 1997
Description: "Tragic Seneca undertakes a radical re-evaluation of Seneca's plays, their relationship to Roman imperial culture and their instrumental role in the evolution of the European theatrical tradition." "Tragic Seneca attempts to restore Seneca to a central position in the European literary tradition. It will provide readers and directors of Seneca's plays with the essential critical guide to their intellectual, cultural and dramatic complexity."--Jacket.
Subjects: European drama, Tragedies, Mythology, Classical, in literature, History and criticism, Influence, European drama (Tragedy), Roman influences, Appreciation, Tragedy, Seneca, lucius annaeus, approximately 4 b.c.-65 a.d., Drama, history and criticism, Latin drama, history and criticism, Mythology in literature, Tragédies, Oeuvres, Théâtre, Latin drama (Tragedy), Mythology, Greek, in literature, Tragédie latine, Histoire et critique, Théâtre européen, Tragédie européenne, Influence romaine, DRAMA, Ancient, Classical & Medieval, Renaissance, Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.), Latijn, Beïnvloeding, Literatura indo-europeia, Teatro latino, Théâtre de la Renaissance, Mythologie grecque, Dans la littérature, Tragedies (Seneca, Lucius Annaeus)
Places: Europe
People: Lucius Annaeus Seneca (ca. 4 B.C.-65 A.D)
Time periods: Renaissance, 1450-1600
LC classification: PA6685 .B69 1997