{"product_id":"seneca-medea-9781350177475","title":"Seneca Medea","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComposed in early imperial Rome by Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Stoic philosopher and tutor to the emperor Nero, the tragedy \u003ci\u003eMedea\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eMedea\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eMedea\u003c\/i\u003e 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 o\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEminently 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 *\u003cbr\u003eAccessible and readable, and interesting in its approach to reception, weaving it into a reading of the play rather than appending it. * Greece \u0026amp; Rome *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Seneca and Roman Drama\u003c\/b\u003e             Personal Context             Philosophical Context             Political Context             Performance Context   \u003cb\u003e2. The Myth of Medea\u003c\/b\u003e             Ovid’s Medea             Epic and Lyric             Medea in Tragedy             Medea in Visual Art   \u003cb\u003e3. Themes\u003c\/b\u003e             It’s All Coming Back to Me (\u003ci\u003ecuncta redeant\u003c\/i\u003e)             The Angry Sea (\u003ci\u003emare provocatum\u003c\/i\u003e)             Now I’m Medea (\u003ci\u003eMedea nunc sum\u003c\/i\u003e)   \u003cb\u003e4. Language and Style\u003c\/b\u003e             Extreme Passion             Extreme Rhetoric             Studley’s Medea   \u003cb\u003e5. Witchcraft and Stagecraft\u003c\/b\u003e             The Roman Witch             The French Witch   \u003cb\u003e6. Becoming Medea\u003c\/b\u003e             Reconciliations             Rituals             Landscapes  Further Reading Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52084833059159,"sku":"9781350177475","price":30.43,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350177475.jpg?v=1762207298","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/seneca-medea-9781350177475","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}