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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450850703321

Autore

Boyle A. J (Anthony James)

Titolo

Tragic Seneca : an essay in the theatrical tradition / / A.J. Boyle

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1997

ISBN

1-134-80231-5

1-280-10981-5

0-585-44920-1

0-203-43259-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Disciplina

872/.01

Soggetti

European drama - Renaissance, 1450-1600 - History and criticism

Latin drama (Tragedy) - History and criticism

European drama (Tragedy) - Roman influences

Mythology, Greek, in literature

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 240-251) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Textual note; THE ROMAN THEATRE; THE DECLAMATORY STYLE; IDEAS MADE FLESH; THE BODY OF THE PLAY; THE PALIMPSESTIC CODE; THE THEATRICALISED WOR(L)D; SENECA INSCRIPTVS; IDEOLOGY AND MEANING; THE METATHEATRICAL MIND; TRAGEDY AND CULTURE; Senecan chronology; Notes; Bibliography; General index; Index of main passages discussed;

Sommario/riassunto

Tragic Seneca undertakes a radical re-evaluation of Seneca's plays, their relationship to Roman imperial culture and their instrumental role in the evolution of the European theatrical tradition.