Project Gutenberg 2014-06-21 Public domain in the USA. 561 Seneca, Lucius Annaeus 65 Seneca, L. A. (Lucius Annaeus) Seneca, Annaeus Annaeus Seneca, Lucius Harris, Ella Isabel 1859 1928 99004600 Two Tragedies of Seneca: Medea and The Daughters of Troy Rendered into English Verse Produced by Delphine Lettau, G. Decknatel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Two Tragedies of Seneca: Medea and The Daughters of Troy" by Lucius Annaeus Seneca is a collection of tragedies written in the late 1st century AD. This work showcases two of Seneca’s most potent dramas, which explore themes of revenge, betrayal, and the tragic consequences of human emotion. The central character in "Medea" is the titular figure, Medea, who grapples with intense feelings of betrayal after her husband, Jason, abandons her for another woman, while "The Daughters of Troy" revolves around the aftermath of Troy's fall, focusing on the anguish of its remaining inhabitants. The opening of "Medea" sets an intense and vengeful tone as Medea calls upon various deities, suggesting her readiness to unleash chaos and take vengeance on Jason. Alone and consumed by grief and rage, she invokes dark forces, planning her revenge against her betrayer and his new bride. The introduction of the Chorus helps illustrate the chaotic emotions surrounding the deserted Medea, who feels wronged by the gods and humiliated by her husband's disloyalty. As the opening unfolds, the audience is drawn into Medea's deteriorating state of mind, which promises a poignant exploration of love turned to rage and the tragic repercussions that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46058/46058-h/images/titlepage.jpg Reading ease score: 77.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Trojan War -- Drama Medea, consort of Aegeus, King of Athens (Mythological character) -- Drama Hecuba, Queen of Troy -- Drama Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D. -- Translations into English PA Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Classics of Literature 262279 2025-08-18T14:44:43.611566 text/html 253387 2024-10-24T08:11:17 text/html 130066 2025-08-18T14:44:51.454454 application/epub+zip 131741 2025-08-18T14:44:45.783492 application/epub+zip 121554 2025-08-18T14:44:44.415527 application/epub+zip 241713 2025-08-18T14:44:54.611437 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 210818 2025-08-18T14:44:50.188484 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 200899 2022-09-21T03:55:25.515333 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 161629 2025-08-18T14:44:42.469496 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 141501 2024-10-24T08:11:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17878 2025-08-18T14:44:54.770418 application/rdf+xml 13172 2025-08-18T14:44:44.812546 image/jpeg 2243 2025-08-18T14:44:44.752462 image/jpeg 114444 2025-08-18T14:44:43.633503 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia