This title provides a comprehensive interpretation of ancient historical drama in relation to the 'Octavia', revealing how the play mirrors the genre's traditions by mixing formats and stock characters from traditional tragedy with elements drawn from new developments of the Hel…
This title provides a comprehensive interpretation of ancient historical drama in relation to the 'Octavia', revealing how the play mirrors the genre's traditions by mixing formats and stock characters from traditional tragedy with elements drawn from new developments of the Hel…
The Octavia is the only surviving historical drama from ancient Rome. With a plot rich in sex, dynastic intrigue, riots, and murder, the play's characters include the philosopher Seneca, the emperor Nero, the ghost of his murdered mother, his wife Octavia, and his mistress and e…
This title provides a comprehensive interpretation of ancient historical drama in relation to the 'Octavia', revealing how the play mirrors the genre's traditions by mixing formats and stock characters from traditional tragedy with elements drawn from new developments of the Hel…
