Medea (Seneca)

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Medea is a fabula crepidata (Roman tragedy with Greek subject) of c. 1027 lines of verse written by Lucius Annaeus Seneca. It is generally considered to be the strongest of his earlier plays.[1]

Characters

  • Medea
  • Chorus
  • nutrix (nurse)
  • Creon
  • Iason
  • nuntius (messenger)

References

  1. ^ Heil, Andreas; Damschen, Gregor (2013). Brill's Companion to Seneca: Philosopher and Dramatist. BRILL. p. 594. ISBN 9004217088. "Medea is often considered the masterpiece of Seneca's earlier plays, [...]"
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