Octavia: A Play Attributed to Seneca by Rolando Ferri (Paperback, 2009)

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Product Description : Octavia: A Play Attributed to Seneca (Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries, Series Number 41) The historical tragedy Octavia focuses on Neros divorce from the princess Octavia Claudius daughter by Valeria Messalina and on the emperors subsequent marriage to Poppaea Sabina This book includes a fulllength introduction a new edition of the text based on a fresh examination of the manuscripts and a detailed commentary dealing with textual linguistic and literary points Spanning three days in June AD 62 the tragic action of the play ends with Octavias deportation to the island of Pandateria where she would be executed shortly afterwards