Six tragedies / Seneca ; translated with an introduction and notes by Emily Wilson.

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Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D. [Browse]
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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Description
xxxvi, 240 p. ; 20 cm.

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    Summary note
    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.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. [xxvix]-xxxii) and index.
    Language note
    In English, translated from the Latin.
    Contents
    • Introduction
    • Note on the text and translation
    • Select bibliography
    • Chronology
    • Mythological family trees
    • Phaedra
    • Oedipus
    • Meda
    • Trojan women
    • Hercules Furens
    • Thyestes
    • Explanatory notes.
    ISBN
    • 9780192807069 (pbk.)
    • 0192807064 (pbk.)
    OCLC
    444381328
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