Seneca: Medea, The Phoenician Women, Phaedra, The Trojan Women, Octavia (The Complete Tragedies 1) The Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Edited by world-renowned classicists Elizabeth Asmis, Shadi Bartsch, and Martha C. Nussbaum, the Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca offers authoritative, modern English translations of the writings of the Stoic philosopher and playwright (4 BCE–65 CE). The two volumes of __The Complete Tragedies__ presents all of his dramas, expertly rendered by preeminent scholars and translators. This first volume contains __Medea__, __The Phoenician Women__, __Phaedra__, __The Trojan Women__, and __Octavia__, the last of which was written in emulation of Senecan tragedies and serves as a unique example of political tragedy. The second volume includes __Oedipus__, __Hercules Mad__, __Hercules on Oeta__, __Thyestes__, and __Agamemnon__. High standards of accuracy, clarity, and style are maintained throughout the translations, which render Seneca into verse with as close a correspondence, line for line, to the original as possible, and with special attention paid to meter and overall flow. In addition, each tragedy is prefaced by an original translator’s introduction offering reflections on the work’s context and meaning. Notes are provided for the reader unfamiliar with the culture and history of classical antiquity. Accordingly, __The Complete Tragedies__ will be of use to a general audience and professionals alike, from the Latinless student to scholars and instructors of comparative literature, classics, philosophy, drama, and more. The first of two volumes collecting the complete tragedies of Seneca. Edited by world-renowned classicists Elizabeth Asmis, Shadi Bartsch, and Martha C. Nussbaum, the Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca series offers authoritative, modern English translations of the writings of the Stoic philosopher and playwright (4 BCE–65 CE). The two volumes of The Complete Tragedies present all of his dramas, expertly rendered by preeminent scholars and translators. This first volume contains Medea , The Phoenician Women , Phaedra , The Trojan Women , and Octavia , the last of which was written in emulation of Senecan tragedies and serves as a unique example of political tragedy. The second volume includes Oedipus , Hercules Mad , Hercules on Oeta , Thyestes , and Agamemnon . High standards of accuracy, clarity, and style are maintained throughout the translations, which render Seneca into verse with as close a correspondence, line for line, to the original as possible, and with special attention paid to meter and overall flow. In addition, each tragedy is prefaced by an original translator's introduction offering reflections on the work's context and meaning. Notes are provided for the reader unfamiliar with the culture and history of classical antiquity. Accordingly, The Complete Tragedies will be of use to a general audience and professionals alike, from the Latinless student to scholars and instructors of comparative literature, classics, philosophy, drama, and more. Volume 1 Contains The Following Plays Attributed To Seneca: Medea, The Phoenician Women, Phaedra, The Trojan Women, Octavia--obviously It Has A Slightly Female Spin.