{"product_id":"the-complete-tragedies-volume-2-by-lucius-annaeus-seneca-9780226821085","title":"The Complete Tragedies, Volume 2","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Complete Tragedies, Volume 2\u003c\/em\u003e is the second of two volumes collecting the complete tragedies of Seneca.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEdited by world-renowned classicists Elizabeth Asmis, Shadi Bartsch, and Martha C. Nussbaum, the \u003cem\u003eComplete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca\u003c\/em\u003e offers authoritative, modern English translations of the writings of the Stoic philosopher and playwright (4 BCE–65 CE). The two volumes of \u003cem\u003eThe Complete Tragedies\u003c\/em\u003e present all of his dramas, expertly rendered by preeminent scholars and translators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe first volume contains \u003cem\u003eMedea\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Phoenician Women\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePhaedra\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Trojan Women\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eOctavia\u003c\/em\u003e, the last of which was written in emulation of Senecan tragedies and serves as a unique example of political tragedy. This second volume includes \u003cem\u003eOedipus\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHercules Mad\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHercules on Oeta\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThyestes\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eAgamemnon\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHigh standards of accuracy, clarity, and style are maintained throughout the translations, which render Seneca into verse with as close a correspondence, line for line, to the original as possible, and with special attention paid to meter and overall flow. In addition, each tragedy is prefaced by an original translator’s introduction offering reflections on the work’s context and meaning. Notes are provided for the reader unfamiliar with the culture and history of classical antiquity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAccordingly, \u003cem\u003eThe Complete Tragedies\u003c\/em\u003e will be of use to a general audience and professionals alike, from the Latinless student to scholars and instructors of comparative literature, classics, philosophy, drama, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47432850669804,"sku":"9780226821085","price":35.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780226821085.jpg?v=1774766286","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-complete-tragedies-volume-2-by-lucius-annaeus-seneca-9780226821085","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}