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Roman historical drama : the Octavia in antiquity and beyond / Patrick Kragelund.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kragelund, Patrick, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D--Influence.
- Seneca, Lucius Annaeus.
- Octavia (Praetexta).
- Latin drama--History and criticism.
- Latin drama.
- Theater--Rome.
- Theater.
- Rome (Empire).
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.
- Summary:
- This title provides a comprehensive interpretation of ancient historical drama in relation to the 'Octavia', revealing how the play mirrors the genre's traditions by mixing formats and stock characters from traditional tragedy with elements drawn from new developments of the Hellenistic and Roman stage.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 27, 2016).
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-178761-2
- OCLC:
- 953614864
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