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- catalog abstract "The historical tragedy Octavia focuses on Nero's divorce from the princess Octavia, Claudius' daughter by Valeria Messalina, and on the emperor's subsequent marriage to Poppaea Sabina. This 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. Spanning three days in June AD 62, the tragic action of the play ends with Octavia's deportation to the island of Pandateria, where she would be executed shortly afterwards.".
- catalog alternative "Octavia (Praetexta)".
- catalog contributor b13127371.
- catalog contributor b13127372.
- catalog contributor b13127373.
- catalog coverage "Rome History Nero, 54-68 Drama.".
- catalog created "2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2003.".
- catalog description "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 -- App. A. Imitations of Senecan tragedy -- App. B. Imitations of Augustan poets -- App. C. Disjunctions of demonstratives in Augustan poetry.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 417-435) and indexes.".
- catalog description "The historical tragedy Octavia focuses on Nero's divorce from the princess Octavia, Claudius' daughter by Valeria Messalina, and on the emperor's subsequent marriage to Poppaea Sabina. This 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. Spanning three days in June AD 62, the tragic action of the play ends with Octavia's deportation to the island of Pandateria, where she would be executed shortly afterwards.".
- catalog extent "x, 471 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0521823269".
- catalog isPartOf "Cambridge classical texts and commentaries ; 41".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "2003.".
- catalog language "Play in Latin; commentary in English.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog language "englat".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Rome History Nero, 54-68 Drama.".
- catalog subject "872/.01 21".
- catalog subject "Octavia, consort of Nero, Emperor of Rome, approximately 42-62 Drama.".
- catalog subject "PA6664 .Z5 2003".
- catalog tableOfContents "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 -- App. A. Imitations of Senecan tragedy -- App. B. Imitations of Augustan poets -- App. C. Disjunctions of demonstratives in Augustan poetry.".
- catalog title "Octavia : a play attributed to Seneca / edited with introduction and commentary by Rolando Ferri.".
- catalog type "Drama. fast".
- catalog type "text".