Descrizione
Vivid new translations of Seneca's tragic masterpieces.
Living in Rome under Caligula and later serving as a tutor to Nero, Seneca witnessed extremes of human behavior. His shocking and bloodthirsty plays not only reflect a brutal period of history, but also show how guilt, sorrow, anger, and desire lead individuals to violence. The plays in this volume-Hercules Insane, Trojan Women, Phaedra, Oedipus, Thyestes, and Octavia-present both the consequences of reckless human behavior and the cruelties of fate.
Living in Rome under Caligula and later serving as a tutor to Nero, Seneca witnessed extremes of human behavior. His shocking and bloodthirsty plays not only reflect a brutal period of history, but also show how guilt, sorrow, anger, and desire lead individuals to violence. The plays in this volume-Hercules Insane, Trojan Women, Phaedra, Oedipus, Thyestes, and Octavia-present both the consequences of reckless human behavior and the cruelties of fate.
Dettagli del libro
Formato
Kindle
Pagine
326 pagine
Lingua
Inglese
Pubblicato
Aug 25, 2016
Editore
Penguin Group
Edizioni
2 edizioni
ISBN-10
0141970944
ISBN-13
9780141970943