Seneca Lucius Annaeus Philosopher, poet, dramatist.

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Seneca Lucius Annaeus Philosopher, poet, dramatist

BIOGRAPHY Born in Cordoba of Spain in 4 BC Brought to Rome and studied near to stoicians Became lawyer Founder of famous philosophical faculty in Rome Exiled by Kaligula Restored by Agrippina Tutor of emperor Nero from 49 AD Owner of a big fortune Remarkable influence on Nero Accused of conspiracy and made by Nero to commit a suicide

Categories of works His literary production includes:  a dozen philosophical essays  one hundred twenty-four letters dealing with moral issues  nine tragedies  a satire ( Apocolocyntosis divi Claudii )  a meteorological essay and  the controversial Octavia I HAVE undertaken, Nero Caesar, to write on the subject of mercy, in order to serve in a way the purpose of a mirror, and thus reveal you to yourself as one destined to attain to the greatest of all pleasures. For, though the true profit of virtuous deeds lies in the doing, and there is no fitting reward for the virtues apart from the virtues themselves, still it is a pleasure to subject a good conscience to a round of inspection, then to cast one's eyes upon this vast throng … Seneca, On Mercy (De Clementia)

Philosophical cosmotheory Seneca Seneca : A) is the greatest Roman stoician influenced by Plato, Cynics and Epicurus. B) is the man of guidance, adherent of moral evolution and completion of the human being through education and humanity C) accepts the flaws and weaknesses of the humans D) believes that humans are evil and weak and they will always be

Beliefs  God is the first cause law and his will the law  The human reason or the immortal psyche is the outcome of the god – like spirit bound in the body  Philosophy is the love of wisdom, inseparate from  Philosophy is the love of wisdom, inseparate from virtue and teaches the doing and the right humanistic  Humans should be humanistic even to the sclaves

Tragedies Hercules Furens (The Madness of Hercules) Troades (The Trojan Women) Phoenissae (The Phoenician Women) Phaedra Medea Thyestes Agamemnon Oedipus Hercules Oetaeus (Hercules on Oeta) and Octavia closely resemble Seneca's plays in style, but are probably written by a follower

CHARACTERISTICS OF SENECA’STRAGEDY Impressive presentation of the human passions Neglect of the story and dramatic confrontation Use of horror and weird acts of human pain Presentation of murder acts on the stage Tragedies of intense passion where sadnessmadness revenge sadness (dolor)  madness (furor)  revenge (nefas)

Content of tragedies  Based on the ancient prototype especially Euripides contaminatio  use of contaminatio (intermixture of works)  loose structure of hellenistic tragedy unique personas  creation of unique (in Seneca’s plays) theatrical personas

Affected by Virgilio, Oratio, Ovidio Epigrammatic and brilliant style Antitheses and philosophical mottos Lengthy monologues and dialogues and descriptions Language and style