L. Annaei Senecae Tragoediae

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)

9781108013062, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 10 June 2010

248 pages
21.6 x 14 x 1.4 cm, 0.32 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 and provides observations on the various surviving manuscripts of Seneca's plays.

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.

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