Seneca's Characters Fictional Identities and Implied Human Selves

• Yazar: Bexley, Erica M. (auth)
• Materyal Türü: Elektronik Kitap Bölümü
• Dil: İngilizce
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Cambridge University Press 2022
• Seri Bilgileri: Humanities
• Konular: Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Literary studies: plays & playwrights; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Latin literature
• Online Erişim: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This book addresses the much-neglected topic of fictional character and its relationship to actual human identity. Through the lens of Senecan tragedy, it tackles questions of behavioural coherence, imitative exemplarity, physical appearance, psychology, and autonomy. It offers fresh insight into Se...