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Seneca - Tragedy

Seneca's Oedipus
Michael Rutenberg brings Seneca's version of the Sophoclean tragedy about the incestuous king to life for modern audiences.

A Thinker for Our Time: Part III
Seneca's tragedy, the question of whether they were meant for performance, and Shakespeare's debt to the Neronian playwright.

Seneca's Tragedies
Sanderson Beck explains the influences behind all of Seneca's tragedies.

Oedipus Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Translated by E.F. Watling. Review date: 15/7/1999.

The Trojan Women Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Translated by E.F. Watling. Review date: 13/7/1999.

Thyestes Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Translated by E.F. Watling. Review date: 8/7/1999.
Reviews of translations of Seneca's tragedies compare the Roman unfavorably to other dramatists.

Introduction to Roman Stagecraft
What little we know about Roman tragedy and its similarities or differences from its Greek roots comes from Seneca.

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