Seneca and Elizabethan Tragedy (Cambridge Library Collection - Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama) - Softcover

Lucas, Frank Laurence

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108003583 ISBN 13: 9781108003582

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

Seneca's plays, which include Hercules Furens, Phaedra, Medea and Oedipus, were widely read during the Elizabethan era, and had an important influence on the dramatists of the time, including Shakespeare, Kyd, Marlowe and Marston. This study, first published in 1922, examines Seneca's Greek predecessors, his character, life and times, and the nature and extent of his influence and legacy. Divided into five sections, the book addresses in turn: the rise of Greek drama before Seneca; Seneca's character and temperament; Seneca's tragedies; the different dramatic forms in the centuries after Seneca; and the important influence of Seneca on Elizabethan dramatists. Lucas provides close readings of a wide range of plays, including Macbeth and The Spanish Tragedy, and places the works in their historical context - Greek, Roman and Elizabethan.

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Seneca's plays were widely read during the Elizabethan era, and had an important influence on dramatists including Shakespeare, Kyd, Marlowe and Marston. This 1922 study examines Seneca's Greek predecessors, his life and times, and his literary legacy. Lucas provides close readings of plays including Macbeth and The Spanish Tragedy.

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About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1108003583
• ISBN 13: 9781108003582
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 152