An Introduction to Octavia Praetexta
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J. L. Klein, Geschkhte des Dramas. (Leipzig, 1865.) 54 In Atreus, it is the inconceivable hatred, that regards no punishment too terrible to be visited upon the offending brother. Some critics have even gone so far as to say that these Latin plays have no real feeling at all : *"' and it is true that almost everywhere the finer emotions, the delicate play upon the sensibilities, has given place to the coarser and more violent passions.
This exaggeration of passion is paralleled in other extreme...s of treatment in the plays. Seneca is distinctly sensational, and under the influence of the Spanish spirit this develops into scenes of horror and of cruelty which have seldom been surpassed. The themes he selected from among the great number available all show this tendency. Nothing could be more ghastly than the Thyestes or the final scene of the Medea. In fact, the desire to out-Herod Herod is sometimes so strong that we cannot feel the picture true to life. That Hippoly- tus hates women we may easily conceive: but hardly that for that reason he views the death of his mother with indifference.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
J. L. Klein, Geschkhte des Dramas. (Leipzig, 1865.) 54 In Atreus, it is the inconceivable hatred, that regards no punishment too terrible to be visited upon the offending brother. Some critics have even gone so far as to say that these Latin plays have no real feeling at all : *"' and it is true that almost everywhere the finer emotions, the delicate play upon the sensibilities, has given place to the coarser and more violent passions.
This exaggeration of passion is paralleled in other extreme...s of treatment in the plays. Seneca is distinctly sensational, and under the influence of the Spanish spirit this develops into scenes of horror and of cruelty which have seldom been surpassed. The themes he selected from among the great number available all show this tendency. Nothing could be more ghastly than the Thyestes or the final scene of the Medea. In fact, the desire to out-Herod Herod is sometimes so strong that we cannot feel the picture true to life. That Hippoly- tus hates women we may easily conceive: but hardly that for that reason he views the death of his mother with indifference.
What to read after An Introduction to Octavia Praetexta?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Chickering, Edward Conner, 1875- to read onlineMoreLess
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