L. Annaei Senecae Tragoediae 2 Volume Paperback Set

Nineteenth-century German classical scholar Friedrich Leo's critical edition of Seneca's tragedies, published in two volumes in Berlin, 1878–1879.

Friedrich Leo (Edited by)

9781108013086, Cambridge University Press

Multiple-component retail product, published 10 June 2010

686 pages
32.5 x 25 x 6.8 cm, 1.2 kg

This two-volume critical edition of Seneca's tragedies by Friedrich Leo (1851–1914) was published in Berlin in 1878–1879. Seneca, the first-century Roman philosopher, modelled his tragedies on the work of Greek playwright Euripides. Leo argues that the tragedies were in fact written for recitation only, and were not intended to be performed, although they have been successfully staged in modern times. A classical scholar of some distinction who later became a full member of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen, Leo's critical edition of Seneca was published early in his career, while he became better known for his later work on Roman poetry. Volume 1 explains his method of textual analysis, while volume 2 contains the text of the six tragedies attributed to Seneca, as well as Hercules Oetaeus and Octavia, which resemble Seneca's style, but are more likely to have been written by a disciple.

Volume I: 1. De recensendis Senecae tragoediis
2. De codice Etrusco
3. De codicibus paralipomeno
4. De Hercule Oetaeo
5. De Phoenissis
6. De Agamemnone
7. De canticorum formis
8. De tragoedia rhetorica
9. De exemplaribus graecis
10. Analecta
Index. Volume II: Praefatio
Excerpta Thuanea
Hercules [Furens]
Troades
Phoenissae
Medea
Phaedra
Oedipus
Agamemnon
Thyestes
Hercules [Oetaeus]
Octavia
Mantissa vindicarum
Index.

Subject Areas: Literary studies: classical, early & medieval [DSBB]