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BL
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987257
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b741627
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| Uniform Title
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Octavia (Praetexta)
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| Title & Author
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Octavia : : a play attributed to Seneca /\ edited with introduction and commentary by Rolando Ferri.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge, UK ;New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 2003.
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| Series Statement
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Cambridge classical texts and commentaries ;; v. 41
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1 online resource (x, 471 pages).
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| ISBN
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0511062079
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: 0511070535
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: 0511307861
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: 9780511062070
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: 9780511070532
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: 9780511307867
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0521823269
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9780521823265
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| Notes
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Commentary Originally presented as the author's thesis (perfezionamento)--Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa.
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Roman tragedy previously attributed to Seneca but probably written by an imitator at a later date.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-435) and indexes.
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| Contents
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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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| Abstract
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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.
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Octavia,approximately 42-62
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Octavia,approximately 42-62
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Literatura latina.
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Tragédia (literatura)
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Octavia (anoniem)
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Toneelstukken.
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Rome, History, Nero, 54-68, Drama.
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Rome (Empire)
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| Dewey Classification
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872/.01
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| LC Classification
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PA6664.Z5 2003eb
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| NLM classification
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18.46bcl
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| Added Entry
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Ferri, Rolando.
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Seneca, Lucius Annaeus,approximately 55 B.C.-approximately 39 A.D.
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