| Description |
1 online resource (x, 471 pages). |
| Series |
Cambridge classical texts and commentaries ; v. 41 |
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Cambridge classical texts and commentaries ; v. 41.
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| Note |
Roman tragedy previously attributed to Seneca but probably written by an imitator at a later date. |
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Commentary Originally presented as the author's thesis (perfezionamento)--Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-435) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; 1. OCTAVIA AND ITS GENRE; 2. THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF OCTAVIA; 3. THE DATE OF THE PLAY; 4. OCTAVIA AND THE SENECAN CORPUS; 5. STRUCTURE AND DRAMATIC TECHNIQUE OF OCTAVIA; 6. THE POLITICS OF OCTAVIA; 7. TEXTUAL TRANSMISSION AND EDITORIAL HISTORY; TEXT; SIGLA; INCERTI AVCTORIS OCTAVIA; COMMENTARY; APPENDIXES; APPENDIX A IMITATIONS OF SENECAN TRAGEDY; APPENDIX B IMITATIONS OF AUGUSTAN POETS; APPENDIX C DISJUNCTIONS OF DEMONSTRATIVES IN AUGUSTAN POETRY; BIBLIOGRAPHY AND ABBREVIATIONS. |
| Summary |
The historical tragedy Octauia focuses on Nero's divorce from the princess Octavia and subsequent marriage to Poppaea Sabina. The book includes a full length introduction, a new edition of the text based on a fresh examination of the manuscripts, and a detailed commentary dealing with textual, linguistic, and literary points. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Octavia, Empress, consort of Nero, Emperor of Rome, approximately 42-62 -- Drama.
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Barltrop, Mabel, 1866-1934.
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Octavia, consort of Nero, Emperor of Rome, approximately 42-62. (OCoLC)fst01838853
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Rome -- History -- Nero, 54-68 -- Drama.
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Rome (Empire) (OCoLC)fst01204885
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| Chronological Term |
54-68
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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| Added Author |
Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 55 B.C.-approximately 39 A.D.
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Ferri, Rolando.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Octavia (Praetexta). Octavia. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003 0521823269 (DLC) 2003048474 (OCoLC)51983608 |
| ISBN |
0511062079 (electronic bk.) |
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9780511062070 (electronic bk.) |
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