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Octavia - Attributed to Seneca (Hardcover) Loot Price: R4,365
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Octavia - Attributed to Seneca (Hardcover): A.J. Boyle

Octavia - Attributed to Seneca (Hardcover)

A.J. Boyle

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Octavia is a work of exceptional historical and dramatic interest. It is the only surviving complete example of the Roman historical drama known as the fabula praetexta. Written shortly after Nero's death by an unknown author, the play deals with events at the court of Nero in the decisive year 62 CE, for which it is the earliest extant (almost contemporary) literary source; its main themes are sex, murder, politics, power and the perceptions and constructions of history. It is a powerful, lyrical and spectacular play. This is the first critical edition of Octavia, with verse translation and commentary, which aims to elucidate the text dramatically as well as philologically, and to locate it firmly in its historical and theatrical context. The verse translation is designed for both performance and serious study.

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Imprint: Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: April 2008
First published: August 2008
Editors: A.J. Boyle
Dimensions: 223 x 147 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 432
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-928784-0
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval
Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Plays & playwrights > General
Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Drama texts, plays > General
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LSN: 0-19-928784-8
Barcode: 9780199287840

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