L. Annaei Senecae Tragoediae [Paperback]

Nineteenth-century German classical scholar Friedrich Leo's critical edition of Seneca's tragedies, published in two volumes in Berlin, 18781879.This two-volume critical edition of Senecas tragedies by Friedrich Leo (18511914) was published in Berlin in 18781879. A classical scholar of some distinction, Leo was best known for his work on Roman poetry. Volume 2 contains the known Senecan tragedies and Octavia, whose authorship is uncertain.This two-volume critical edition of Senecas tragedies by Friedrich Leo (18511914) was published in Berlin in 18781879. A classical scholar of some distinction, Leo was best known for his work on Roman poetry. Volume 2 contains the known Senecan tragedies and Octavia, whose authorship is uncertain.This two-volume critical edition of Seneca's tragedies by Friedrich Leo (18511914) was published in Berlin in 18781879. 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 G?ttingen, 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 2 contains the text of the six tragedies which have been definitively 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.Praefatio; Excerpta Thuanea; Hercules [Furens]; Troades; Phoenissae; Medea; Phaedra; Oedipus; Agamemnon; Thyestes; Hercules [Oetaeus]; Octavia; Mantissa vindicarum; Index.