Octavia: a play attributed to Seneca
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Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 2003
Series:Cambridge classical texts and commentaries v. 41
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Item Description:Roman tragedy previously attributed to Seneca but probably written by an imitator at a later date. - Commentary Originally presented as the author's thesis (perfezionamento)--Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa
Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-435) and indexes
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; 1. OCTAVIA AND ITS GENRE; 2. THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF OCTAVIA; 3. THE DATE OF THE PLAY; 4. OCTAVIA AND THE SENECAN CORPUS; 5. STRUCTURE AND DRAMATIC TECHNIQUE OF OCTAVIA; 6. THE POLITICS OF OCTAVIA; 7. TEXTUAL TRANSMISSION AND EDITORIAL HISTORY; TEXT; SIGLA; INCERTI AVCTORIS OCTAVIA; COMMENTARY; APPENDIXES; APPENDIX A IMITATIONS OF SENECAN TRAGEDY; APPENDIX B IMITATIONS OF AUGUSTAN POETS; APPENDIX C DISJUNCTIONS OF DEMONSTRATIVES IN AUGUSTAN POETRY; BIBLIOGRAPHY AND ABBREVIATIONS.
The historical tragedy Octauia focuses on Nero's divorce from the princess Octavia and subsequent marriage to Poppaea Sabina. The 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
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (x, 471 pages)
ISBN:0511062079
0511070535
0511307861
9780511062070
9780511070532
9780511307867
9780521823265

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