edited with introduction and commentary by Rolando Ferri.
New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2003.
1 online resource (x, 471 pages).
Cambridge classical texts and commentaries ;
v. 41
Commentary Originally presented as the author's thesis (perfezionamento)--Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa.
Roman tragedy previously attributed to Seneca but probably written by an imitator at a later date.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-435) and indexes.
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; 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; TEXT; SIGLA; INCERTI AVCTORIS OCTAVIA; COMMENTARY; APPENDIXES; APPENDIX A IMITATIONS OF SENECAN TRAGEDY; APPENDIX B IMITATIONS OF AUGUSTAN POETS; APPENDIX C DISJUNCTIONS OF DEMONSTRATIVES IN AUGUSTAN POETRY; BIBLIOGRAPHY AND ABBREVIATIONS.
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The historical tragedy Octauia focuses on Nero's divorce from the princess Octavia and subsequent marriage to Poppaea Sabina. The 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.
Octavia.
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Octavia (Praetexta)
Octavia,approximately 42-62
Octavia,approximately 42-62
Literatura latina.
Octavia (anoniem)
Toneelstukken.
Tragédia (literatura)
Rome, History, Nero, 54-68, Drama.
Rome (Empire)
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Ferri, Rolando.
Seneca, Lucius Annaeus,approximately 55 B.C.-approximately 39 A.D.