UID:
almafu_9959242939902883
Umfang:
1 online resource (483 p.)
ISBN:
1-316-08588-0
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1-280-43652-2
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0-511-18087-X
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0-511-06207-9
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0-511-20502-3
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0-511-30786-1
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0-511-07053-5
Serie:
Cambridge classical texts and commentaries ; v. 41
Originaltitel:
Octavia (Praetexta)
Inhalt:
The historical tragedy Octauia focuses on Nero's divorce from the princess Octavia and subsequent marriage to Poppaea Sabina. The book includes a full length introduction, a new edition of the text based on a fresh examination of the manuscripts, and a detailed commentary dealing with textual, linguistic, and literary points.
Anmerkung:
Roman tragedy previously attributed to Seneca but probably written by an imitator at a later date.
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Commentary originally presented as author's thesis (perfezionamento)--Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa.
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; 1. OCTAVIA AND ITS GENRE; 2. THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF OCTAVIA; 3. THE DATE OF THE PLAY; 4. OCTAVIA AND THE SENECAN CORPUS; 5. STRUCTURE AND DRAMATIC TECHNIQUE OF OCTAVIA; 6. THE POLITICS OF OCTAVIA; 7. TEXTUAL TRANSMISSION AND EDITORIAL HISTORY; TEXT; SIGLA; INCERTI AVCTORIS OCTAVIA; COMMENTARY; APPENDIXES; APPENDIX A IMITATIONS OF SENECAN TRAGEDY; APPENDIX B IMITATIONS OF AUGUSTAN POETS; APPENDIX C DISJUNCTIONS OF DEMONSTRATIVES IN AUGUSTAN POETRY; BIBLIOGRAPHY AND ABBREVIATIONS
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EDITIONS, COMMENTARIES, ADVERSARIA, TRANSLATIONSWORKS CITED IN ABBREVIATED FORM; WORKS CITED BY AUTHOR AND DATE; INDEXES
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-521-82326-9
Sprache:
Englisch
