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L. Annaei Senecae Tragoediae cum notis integris Johannis Frederici Gronovii : et selectis Justi Lipsii, M. Antonii Delrii, Jani Gruteri, H. Commelini, Josephi Scaligeri, Danielis et Nicolai Heinsiorum, Thomae Farnabii aliorumque : itemque observationibus nonnullis Hugonis Grotii / omnia recensuit; notas, animadversiones, atque indicem novum locupletissimumque adjecit ; ipsum vero auctoris syntagma cum Ms. codice contulit Joannes Casparus Schröderus.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D.
- Standardized Title:
- Tragedies
- Language:
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Octavia, Empress, consort of Nero, Emperor of Rome, approximately 42-62.
- Mythology, Classical--Drama.
- Mythology, Classical.
- Latin drama (Tragedy).
- Latin drama (Tragedy)--Early works to 1800.
- Octavia, Empress, consort of Nero, Emperor of Rome, approximately 42-62--Drama.
- Octavia.
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Physical Description:
- 122 unnumbered pages, 802 pages, 214 unnumbered pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations ; 26 cm (4to)
- Other Title:
- Tragoediae
- Place of Publication:
- Delphis : Apud Adrianum Beman, 1728.
- Contents:
- -Dedicatio.-J.C. Schröderi praefatio.-Dedicationes et praefationes. Testimonia veterum et recentiorum quorundam, de L. Annaeo Seneca.-Hieronymus Avantius, et Georgius Fabricius, De generibus carminum, apud L. Annaeum Senecam tragicum.-Periochae tragoediarum Senecae... a Georgio Fabricio.-Poematia quaedam senecae philosophi ex apocolocynthosi.-Epigrammata super exsilio.-Herbules furens.-Thyestes.-Phoenissae.-Hippolytus.-Oedipus.-Troades.-Medea.-Agamemnon.-Hercules Oetaeus.-Octavia.-Index novus.-index auctorum.
- Notes:
- The attribution of Hercules Oetaeus and Octavia, two of the nine plays in this collection, to Seneca is considered dubious by many.
- Hippolytus, p. 224-308, is more commonly known by the title Phaedra.
- Signatures: *-***⁴, a-m⁴, n² ( -n₂?), A-Z⁴, Aa-Zz⁴, Aaa-Zzz⁴, Aaaa-Zzzz⁴, Aaaaa-Zzzzz⁴, Aaaaaa-Mmmmmm⁴.
- Leaf Yyyyy₃ signed Zyyyy₃.
- Added engraved title page; engravings in the text on p. 397 and 473.
- Title page printed in red and black; title page vignette.
- Text, notes (in double columns) by Gronovius and variorum notes on same page.
- "L. Annaei Senecae tragoediarum pars altera", leaf following p. 464.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- OCLC:
- 7664430
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