SENECA: OEDIPUS

Second printing. Publisher's original black cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, the contents are clean throughout, and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the bright and fresh original dustwrapper that is without fading, loss, or tears.

The first critical edition of Seneca's Oedipus to appear in English, examining the play within its contemporary historical and theatrical context, and offering fresh perspective through detailed interpretative commentary. In praise of A. J. Boyle, Professor of Classics at the University of Southern California, Christopher Trinacty of the Bryn Mawr Classical Review remarked that 'Boyle's commentary offers a fresh view of this play that reveals Senecas own fresh interpretation of the Oedipus myth. When he needs to prove a point, Boyle is concise and clear in his argumentation and, when commenting on passages he is fluid in moving between grammatical/syntactical details and meatier subjects. The notes offer a rich supply of pertinent information and will be of great use to scholars working on the play'. Other Seneca plays that have been edited, translated, and analysed by Boyle and published by Oxford University Press include 'Seneca: Medea' (2014), 'Seneca: Thyestes' (2017), and 'Seneca: Hercules' (2023).