Seneca Hercules

by A.J. Boyle

Hercules is a tragedy of great theatrical, poetic, and cultural value. Written probably at the intersection of the principates of Claudius and Nero, it addresses central issues of early imperial Rome, even as it speaks profoundly to our times. Among its concerns are violence and madness; imperatives of family and self; Rome, identity and place; the nature of virtue; the longing for immortality; the theatre of rage; and the empire of death. The play...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198856946
• ISBN13: 9780198856948
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 816 Pages
• Weight: 2.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 5.7" x 8.5"