{"product_id":"9780715632222","title":"Seneca: Thyestes","description":"\u003ch3\u003eCompanions to Greek and Roman Tragedy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eSeneca: Thyestes\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eP.J. Davis | Thomas Harrison\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Collections \/ Ancient \u0026amp; Classical\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eWritten in Nero's Rome in about AD 62, Seneca's \u003ci\u003eThyestes\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the greatest and most influential of classical tragedies. As the bloodiest work in the Greco-Roman canon, \u003ci\u003eThyestes \u003c\/i\u003ewas long reviled for its depiction of savage violence and for its representation of human bestiality. Peter Davis argues that the play needs to be understood as the response of a major politician, philosopher and tragic poet to the increasingly tyrannical rule of the emperor. In this companion he explores key aspects of the play, including the circumstances of its composition, its performance history and its impact on subsequent dramatists, including Shakespeare and Jonson.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eP.J. Davis\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor and Head of Classics in the School of History and Classics at the University of Tasmania. He has published on a variety of Latin authors, including Calpurnius Siculus, Horace, Ovid, Seneca, Statius and Virgil, and is the author of \u003ci\u003eShifting Song: the Chorus in Seneca's Tragedies\u003c\/i\u003e (1993).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19 December 2003\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBristol Classical Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780715632222\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e160\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7.36\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63030480568460,"sku":"9780715632222","price":32.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780715632222","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}