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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 histor

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Author

Lucius Annaeus Seneca; Shadi Bartsch; Susanna Morton Braund; Alex Dressler; Elaine Fantham; David Konstan

Publisher

The University of Chicago Press

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9780226372266

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Drama

Rating

3.5 / 5 (2 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14