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Item Details
Title:
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L. ANNAEI SENECAE TRAGOEDIAE 2 VOLUME PAPERBACK SET
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By: |
Friedrich Leo (Editor) |
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Multiple copy pack |
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£45.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
1108013082 |
ISBN 13: |
9781108013086 |
Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE LIBRARY COLLECTION |
Pub. date: |
10 June, 2010 |
Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - Classics |
Pages: |
686 |
Description: |
Nineteenth-century German classical scholar Friedrich Leo's critical edition of Seneca's tragedies, published in two volumes in Berlin, 1878-1879. |
Synopsis: |
This two-volume critical edition of Seneca's tragedies by Friedrich Leo (1851-1914) was published in Berlin in 1878-1879. Seneca, the first-century Roman philosopher, modelled his tragedies on the work of Greek playwright Euripides. Leo argues that the tragedies were in fact written for recitation only, and were not intended to be performed, although they have been successfully staged in modern times. A classical scholar of some distinction who later became a full member of the Academy of Sciences in Gottingen, Leo's critical edition of Seneca was published early in his career, while he became better known for his later work on Roman poetry. Volume 1 explains his method of textual analysis, while volume 2 contains the text of the six tragedies attributed to Seneca, as well as Hercules Oetaeus and Octavia, which resemble Seneca's style, but are more likely to have been written by a disciple. |
Illustrations: |
black & white illustrations |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
Returns: |
Returnable |
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