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9780801494338
Phaedra
by Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, Ahl, Frederick, Ahl, Frederick
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- ISBN-13: 9780801494338
- ISBN: 0801494338
- Publication Date: 1986
- Publisher: Cornell Univ Pr
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SUMMARY
Seneca's Phaedra occupies an important and influential position in the tradition of European drama. This new edition concentrates on the play's dramatic qualities, examining its Greek and Roman background. The introduction presents discussion of dramaturgy and rhetoric as well as style and textual transmission. An unusual feature is the tracing of the influence of Phaedra's story on later European literature and music. The commentary has extensive notes not only on Seneca's language, but also on plot, characterization, and the use of myth.Seneca, Lucius Annaeus is the author of 'Phaedra', published 1986 under ISBN 9780801494338 and ISBN 0801494338.
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