{"product_id":"phaedra-and-other-plays-paperback","title":"Phaedra and Other Plays - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSeneca\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eR. Scott Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eR. Scott Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Notes by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiving in Rome under Caligula and later a tutor to Nero, Seneca witnessed the extremes of human behaviour. His shocking and bloodthirsty plays not only reflect a brutal period of history but also show how guilt, sorrow, anger and desire lead individuals to violence. The hero of \u003ci\u003eHercules Insane\u003c\/i\u003e saves his own family from slaughter, only to commit further atrocities when he goes mad. The horrifying death of Astyanax is recounted in \u003ci\u003eTrojan Women\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePhaedra\u003c\/i\u003e deals with forbidden love. In \u003ci\u003eOedipus \u003c\/i\u003ea nervous man discovers himself, while Thyestes recounts the bitter family struggle for a crown. Of uncertain authorship, \u003ci\u003eOctavia\u003c\/i\u003e dramatizes Nero's divorce from his wife and her deportation. The only Latin tragedies to have survived complete, these plays are masterpieces of vibrant, muscular language and psychological insight. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLucius Annaeus Seneca\u003c\/b\u003e statesman, philosopher, advocate and man of letters, was born at Cordoba in Spain around 4 BC. He rose to prominence in Rome, pursuing a career in the courts and political life while also acquiring celebrity as an author of tragedies and essays. After retiring from public life, he devoted his last three years to philosophy and writing. Following the discovery of a plot against the emperor, in which he was thought to be implicated, he and many others were compelled by Nero to commit suicide in AD 65. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eR. Scott Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Classics at the University of New Hampshire. His books include \u003ci\u003eAn Anthology of Classical Myth\u003c\/i\u003e (as co-editor and translator) and \u003ci\u003eThe Unknown Socrates\u003c\/i\u003e (as co-editor and contributor).\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 25, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753874096416,"sku":"9780140455519","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a5e6301e6eb7305e84efa2773aeeb5e3.webp?v=1780028706","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/phaedra-and-other-plays-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}