Seneca and the Idea of Tragedy

Seneca and the Idea of Tragedy
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Publisher : OUP USA
Total Pages : 200
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ISBN-10 : 9780195387438
ISBN-13 : 0195387430
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Download or read book Seneca and the Idea of Tragedy written by Gregory A. Staley and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2010-01-14 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The question of why Seneca wrote tragedy has been debated since at least the 13th century. Since Seneca was a Stoic, critics assumed he wrote with the standard Stoic theory of literature as education in philosophy in mind. This book argues that Seneca was influenced by Aristotle's famous defense of tragedy against Plato's critique.

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