The Complete Tragedies, Volume 2 : Oedipus, Hercules Mad, Hercules on Oeta, Thyestes, Agamemnon

Resumen del libro

Edited by world-renowned classicists Elizabeth Asmis, Shadi Bartsch, and Martha C. Nussbaum, the Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca offers authoritative, modern English translations of the writings of the Stoic philosopher and playwright (4 BCE 65 CE). The two volumes of The Complete Tragedies presents all of his dramas, expertly rendered by preeminent scholars and translators. The first volume contains Medea, The Phoenician Women, Phaedra, The Trojan Women, and Octavia, the last of which was written in emulation of Senecan tragedies and serves as a unique example of political tragedy. This second volume includes Oedipus, Hercules Mad, Hercules on Oeta, Thyestes, and Agamemnon. High standards of accuracy, clarity, and style are maintained throughout the translations, which render Seneca into verse with as close a correspondence, line for line, to the original as possible, and with special attention paid to meter and overall flow. In addition, each tragedy is prefaced by an original translator's introduction offering reflections on the work's context and meaning. Notes are provided for the reader unfamiliar with the culture and history of classical antiquity. Accordingly, The Complete Tragedies will be of use to a general audience and professionals alike, from the Latinless student to scholars and instructors of comparative literature, classics, philosophy, drama, and more.

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;p SÉNECA, filósofo, político, dramaturgo y hombre de ciencia, es autor de una producción intelectual vasta y variada. Nacido el año 4 a. C., fue un personaje complejo y polifacético, comprometido con la política de su tiempo; gozó del favor de Nerón, de quien había sido preceptor, pero su supuesta implicación en un complot para derrocar el emperador supuso su suicidio en el año 65 d. C. Su obra filosófica se encuentra entre lo más selecto del pensamiento estoico y su teatro es fundamental para entender la evolución de la tragedia occidental.x{0026}lt;/p