Staley, Gregory Allan. creator text nyu New York Oxford Oxford University Press c2010 2010 monographic eng

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1 online resource (xiii, 185 p.) : ill. The question of why Seneca wrote tragedy has been debated since at least the 13th century. Since Seneca was a Stoic, critics assumed he wrote with the standard Stoic theory of literature as education in philosophy in mind. This book argues that Seneca was influenced by Aristotle's famous defense of tragedy against Plato's critique. specialized Gregory A. Staley. Includes bibliographical references and index. Seneca, Lucius Annaeus ca. 4 B.C.-65 A.D Tragedies Mythology, Classical, in literature Tragedy PA6685 872.01 9780199866809 (ebook) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195387438.001.0001 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195387438.001.0001 StDuBDS 100211 20150804193950.0 EDZ0000075767