Author: Lucius Annaeus Seneca Publisher: Cornell University Press ISBN: 9780801418761 Category : Drama Languages : la Pages : 502
Book Description
John G. Fitch's new Latin text of Seneca's play, Hercules Furens, is based on a collation of the chief manuscripts, including the Paris manuscript T.
Author: Neil Bernstein Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1474254934 Category : Drama Languages : en Pages : 169
Book Description
Hercules is the best-known character from classical mythology. Seneca's play Hercules Furens presents the hero at a moment of triumph turned to tragedy. Hercules returns from his final labor, his journey to the Underworld, and then slaughters his family in an episode of madness. This play exerted great influence on Shakespeare and other Renaissance tragedians, and also inspired contemporary adaptations in film, TV, and comics. Aimed at undergraduates and non-specialists, this companion introduces the play's action, historical context and literary tradition, critical reception, adaptation, and performance tradition.
Author: Lucius Annaeus Seneca Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA ISBN: 0192807064 Category : Drama Languages : en Pages : 277
Book Description
This is a lively, readable and accurate verse translation of the six best plays by one of the most influential of all classical Latin writers. The volume includes Phaedra, Oedipus, Medea, Trojan Women, Hercules Furens, and Thyestes, together with an invaluable introduction and notes.
Author: Neil Bernstein Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic ISBN: 1350080810 Category : Drama Languages : en Pages : 169
Book Description
Hercules is the best-known character from classical mythology. Seneca's play Hercules Furens presents the hero at a moment of triumph turned to tragedy. Hercules returns from his final labor, his journey to the Underworld, and then slaughters his family in an episode of madness. This play exerted great influence on Shakespeare and other Renaissance tragedians, and also inspired contemporary adaptations in film, TV, and comics. Aimed at undergraduates and non-specialists, this companion introduces the play's action, historical context and literary tradition, critical reception, adaptation, and performance tradition.
Author: Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Author: Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Author: Neil Bernstein
Author: Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Author: Neil Bernstein
Author: Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Author: Euripides
Author: Jo-Ann Shelton
Author: Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Author: Lucius Annaeus Seneca