Seneca's tragedies vs Tragoediae: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Latin drama, Classical Mythology, Greek Mythology, Drama

Seneca's tragedies Seneca the Younger · 1916 189 pages · ≈ 3 h 30 m · Challenging

The leading Stoic philosopher of the Silver Age of Latin literature, as ell as tutor to the infamous Nero, Seneca was also an accomplished dramatist, whose ground-breaking tragedies changed the course of playwriting.…

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Tragoediae Seneca the Younger · 1513 ★★★★☆ 4.0 348 pages · ≈ 6 h 27 m · Demanding

v.1. Hercules furens. Troades. Medea. Hippolytus. Oedipus -- v.2. Agamemnon. Thyestes. Hercules Oetaeus. Phoenissae. Octavia.

Tragedy Ancient Philosophy Early works to 1800 Philosophy

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The verdict

Seneca's tragedies is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 6 for Tragoediae.

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	Seneca's tragedies	Tragoediae
Goodreads	—	4.0 (69)

Reception

	Seneca's tragedies	Tragoediae
Ratings	—	69
Editions	14	53
Pages	189	348

Seneca's tragedies vs Tragoediae: Which Should You Read?

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