Staley, Gregory Allan.
Seneca and the idea of tragedy [electronic resource] / Gregory A. Staley. - New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2010. - 1 online resource (xiii, 185 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The question of why Seneca wrote tragedy has been debated since at least the 13th century. Since Seneca was a Stoic, critics assumed he wrote with the standard Stoic theory of literature as education in philosophy in mind. This book argues that Seneca was influenced by Aristotle's famous defense of tragedy against Plato's critique.
9780199866809 (ebook) : No price
Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, ca. 4 B.C.-65 A.D. --Tragedies.
Mythology, Classical, in literature.
Tragedy.
PA6685
872.01
Seneca and the idea of tragedy [electronic resource] / Gregory A. Staley. - New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2010. - 1 online resource (xiii, 185 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The question of why Seneca wrote tragedy has been debated since at least the 13th century. Since Seneca was a Stoic, critics assumed he wrote with the standard Stoic theory of literature as education in philosophy in mind. This book argues that Seneca was influenced by Aristotle's famous defense of tragedy against Plato's critique.
9780199866809 (ebook) : No price
Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, ca. 4 B.C.-65 A.D. --Tragedies.
Mythology, Classical, in literature.
Tragedy.
PA6685
872.01