Seneca in Performance

George W.M. Harrison (Edited by)

9781914535345

Paperback / softback, published 31 August 2023

260 pages
23.4 x 15.6 x 1.6 cm, 0.468 kg

The plays of Seneca the Younger, minister and philosopher under Nero, are today increasingly studied, appreciated and performed. Here, in twelve new papers from a distinguished international cast, scholars explore established questions, such as whether the plays were written for the stage, and newer topics such as the playwright's subtleties of characterisation, his relation to contemporary Roman spectacle and art - and the problems arising in translating him to modern text or stage.