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OverviewComposed in early imperial Rome by Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Stoic philosopher and tutor to the emperor Nero, the tragedy Medea is dominated by the superhuman energy of its protagonist: diva, killer, enchantress, force of nature. Seneca’s treatment of the myth covers an episode identical to that of Euripides’ Greek version, enabling instructive comparisons to be drawn. Seneca’s Medea has challenged and fascinated theatre-makers across cultures and centuries and should be regarded as integral to the classical heritage of European theatre. This companion volume sketches the essentials of Seneca’s play and at the same time situates it within an interpretive tradition. It also uses Medea to illustrate key features of Senecan dramaturgy, the way in which language functions as a mode of theatrical representation and the way in which individuals are embedded in their surrounding conditions, resonating dissonantly with the principles of Roman Stoicism. By interweaving some of the play’s subsequent receptions, theatrical and textual, into critical analysis of Medea as dramatic poetry, this companion volume will encourage the student to come to grips immediately with the ancient text’s inherent multiplicity. In this way, reception theory informs not only the content of the volume but also, fundamentally, the way in which it is presented. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dr Helen Slaney (British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, Roehampton University, UK)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic Weight: 0.245kg ISBN: 9781350177475ISBN 10: 1350177474 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 20 August 2020 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1. Seneca and Roman Drama Personal Context Philosophical Context Political Context Performance Context 2. The Myth of Medea Ovid’s Medea Epic and Lyric Medea in Tragedy Medea in Visual Art 3. Themes It’s All Coming Back to Me (cuncta redeant) The Angry Sea (mare provocatum) Now I’m Medea (Medea nunc sum) 4. Language and Style Extreme Passion Extreme Rhetoric Studley’s Medea 5. Witchcraft and Stagecraft The Roman Witch The French Witch 6. Becoming Medea Reconciliations Rituals Landscapes Further Reading IndexReviewsEminently suitable for the undergraduate reading Seneca or exploring Reception ... The extensive notes and bibliography also provide many opportunities for further exploration to interested readers. * The Journal of Classics Teaching * Eminently suitable for the undergraduate reading Seneca or exploring Reception ... The extensive notes and bibliography also provide many opportunities for further exploration to interested readers. * The Journal of Classics Teaching * Accessible and readable, and interesting in its approach to reception, weaving it into a reading of the play rather than appending it. * Greece & Rome * Author InformationHelen Slaney is a researcher in Classics and Humanities Research Facilitator at Roehampton University, UK. She has published extensively on Seneca and Latin literature, including The Senecan Aesthetic: A Performance History (2015). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |