Seneca's characters : fictional identities and implied human selves / Erica M. Bexley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bexley, Erica M., 1982- author.

Series:

Cambridge classical studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D. Tragedies.

Seneca, Lucius Annaeus.

Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D--Characters.

Characters and characteristics in literature.

Human behavior in literature.

Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D.

Characters and characteristics.

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Literary criticism.

Physical Description:

x, 388 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022.

Summary:

"Seneca's Characters addresses one of the most enduring and least theorised elements of literature: fictional character and its relationship to actual, human selfhood. Where does the boundary between character and person lie? While the characters we encounter in texts are obviously not 'real' people, they still possess person-like qualities that stimulate our attention and engagement. How is this relationship formulated in contexts of theatrical performance, where characters are set in motion by actual people, actual bodies and voices? This book addresses such questions by focusing on issues of coherence, imitation, appearance and autonomous action. It argues for the plays' sophisticated treatment of character, their acknowledgement of its purely fictional ontology alongside deep - and often dark - appreciation of its quasi-human qualities. Seneca's Characters offers a fresh perspective on the playwright's powerful tragic aesthetics that will stimulate scholars and students alike"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Coherence

Exemplarity

Appearance

Autonomy

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Bexley, Erica M., 1982- Seneca's characters

ISBN:

9781108477604

1108477607

9781108725774

1108725775

OCLC:

1284919784

Publisher Number:

17735589