Roman historical drama : the Octavia in antiquity and beyond /

This book first examines the fragmentary evidence for Roman historical dramas (praetextae), from 200 BC down to 100 AD. Discussion centres on the genre's kinship with tragedy as well as on generic specifics: the use of historical topics and local formats, of an aetiological and teleological per...

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Main Author:	Kragelund, Patrick (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, > approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D. > Influence. Octavia (Praetexta) Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, > approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D. Historical drama, Latin > History and criticism. Latin drama (Tragedy) > History and criticism. Theater > Rome. Tragédie latine > Histoire et critique. Théâtre > Rome. Historical drama, Latin Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Latin drama (Tragedy) Theater Rome (Empire) Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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by Kragelund, Patrick
Published 2016

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