Roman Tragedy: Theatre to Theatricality

by Mario Erasmo

Book Overview

Roman tragedies were written for over three hundred years, but only fragments remain of plays that predate the works of Seneca in the mid-first century C.E., making it difficult to define the role of tragedy in ancient Roman culture. Nevertheless, in this pioneering book, Mario Erasmo draws on all the available evidence to trace the evolution of Roman tragedy from the earliest tragedians to the dramatist Seneca and to explore the role played by...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292722206
• ISBN13: 9780292722200
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 223 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"