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Senecan tragedy refers to a set of ten ancient Roman tragedies, [1] eight of which were probably written by the Stoic philosopher and politician Lucius Annaeus Seneca. [2] Senecan tragedy, much like any particular type of tragedy, had specific characteristics to help classify it. The three characteristics of Senecan tragedy were: five separate ...
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Senecan tragedy specifically features a declamatory style, and most of his plays use exaggerations in order to make his points more persuasive. They explored the psychology of the mind through monologues, focusing on one's inner thoughts, the central causes of their emotional conflicts, dramatizing emotion in a way that became central to Roman ...
' Hercules on Mount Oeta ') is a fabula crepidata (Roman tragedy with Greek subject) of c. 1996 lines of verse which survived as one of Lucius Annaeus Seneca's tragedies. It tells the story of Hercules' betrayal by his jealous wife, Deianira, followed by his death and apotheosis .
The Deaths of Seneca. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press. Mastronarde, Donald J. 1970. "Seneca’s Oedipus: The Drama in the Word." Transactions of the American Philological Association 101:291–315. Poe, Joe P. 1983. "The Sinful Nature of the Protagonist of Seneca’s Oedipus." In Seneca Tragicus: Ramus Essays on Senecan Drama. Edited by A. J. Boyle ...
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Medea is a fabula crepidata (Roman tragedy with Greek subject) of about 1027 lines of verse written by Seneca the Younger. It is generally considered to be the strongest of his earlier plays. [1] It was written around 50 CE. The play is about the vengeance of Medea against her betraying husband Jason and King Creon.
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