Madness of Hercules (Seneca - paperback)

Author: Seneca

Translator: Dana Gioia

ISBN: 9781951319632

Binding: paperback

Section: Philosophy/Rhetoric/Logic

Seneca was not only Rome’s major Stoic philosopher; He was its great tragic playwright. Dana Gioia’s new book provides two ways of approaching Seneca—the critical and the creative. The book begins with a compelling account of Seneca’s remarkable life in Imperial Rome, then offers a vivid poetic translation of Seneca’s powerful tragedy, The Madness of Hercules. This violent and visionary play explores the utmost extremes of human suffering expressed in passionate language.