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- catalog abstract "This book charts the influence of Seneca--both as specific text and inherited tradition--through Shakespeare's tragedies. Discerning patterns in previously attested borrowings and discovering new indebtedness, it presents an integrated and comprehensive assessment. Familiar methods of source study and a sophisticated understanding of intertextuality are employed to re-evaluate the much maligned Seneca in the light of his Greek antecedents, Renaissance translations and commentaries, and contemporary dramatic adaptations, especially those of Chapman, Jonson, Marston, Garnier, and Giraldi Cinthio. Three broad categories organize the discussion--Senecan revenge, tyranny, and furor--and each is illustrated by an earlier and later Shakespearean tragedy. The author keeps in view Shakespeare's eclecticism, his habit of combining disparate sources and conventions, as well as the rich history of literary criticism and theatrical interpretation. The book concludes by discussing Seneca's presence in Renaissance comedy and, more important, in that new and fascinating hybrid genre, tragicomedy. Shakespeare and Classical Tragedy makes an important contribution to our understanding of Shakespeare and of his foremost antecedents, as well as throwing light on the complex interactions of the Classical and Renaissance theatres.".
- catalog contributor b3676486.
- catalog created "1992.".
- catalog date "1992".
- catalog date "1992.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1992.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-220) and index.".
- catalog description "This book charts the influence of Seneca--both as specific text and inherited tradition--through Shakespeare's tragedies. Discerning patterns in previously attested borrowings and discovering new indebtedness, it presents an integrated and comprehensive assessment. Familiar methods of source study and a sophisticated understanding of intertextuality are employed to re-evaluate the much maligned Seneca in the light of his Greek antecedents, Renaissance translations and commentaries, and contemporary dramatic adaptations, especially those of Chapman, Jonson, Marston, Garnier, and Giraldi Cinthio. Three broad categories organize the discussion--Senecan revenge, tyranny, and furor--and each is illustrated by an earlier and later Shakespearean tragedy. The author keeps in view Shakespeare's eclecticism, his habit of combining disparate sources and conventions, as well as the rich history of literary criticism and theatrical interpretation. The book concludes by discussing Seneca's presence in Renaissance comedy and, more important, in that new and fascinating hybrid genre, tragicomedy. Shakespeare and Classical Tragedy makes an important contribution to our understanding of Shakespeare and of his foremost antecedents, as well as throwing light on the complex interactions of the Classical and Renaissance theatres.".
- catalog extent "224 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0198112645 (hard)".
- catalog issued "1992".
- catalog issued "1992.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Oxford ; New York : Clarendon Press,".
- catalog spatial "England.".
- catalog subject "822.3/3 20".
- catalog subject "Classical drama Appreciation England.".
- catalog subject "Classicism England.".
- catalog subject "English drama Roman influences.".
- catalog subject "English drama".
- catalog subject "Mythology, Classical, in literature.".
- catalog subject "PR2955.S45 M5 1992".
- catalog subject "Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D. Influence.".
- catalog subject "Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D.".
- catalog subject "Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Knowledge Literature.".
- catalog subject "Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Tragedies.".
- catalog subject "Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.".
- catalog subject "Tragedy.".
- catalog title "Shakespeare and classical tragedy : the influence of Seneca / Robert S. Miola.".
- catalog type "text".