The fullest single-volume verse translation of Seneca's tragedies, this edition includes six major plays by one of the most prolific, versatile, and influential of all classical Latin writers. Seneca is a writer for uncertain and violent times, whose plays are the product of a sensational and frightening period of history, and whose themes resonate today. Emily Wilson's new translation is lively, readable, and accurate, and corresponds line-for-line to Seneca's Latin. The Introduction provides a succinct account of Seneca's life and times,his philosophical beliefs, the literary form of the plays and their immense influence on European literature. Includes an up-to-date bibliography and explanatory notes which identify mythological allusions
- ISBN: 978-0-19-280706-9
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 320
- Fecha Publicación: 31/01/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés