Seneca's Characters addresses one of the most enduring and least theorised elements of literature: fictional character and its relationship to actual, human sel

The first full-length study of fictional character in Senecan tragedy, focusing on issues of coherence, imitation, appearance and autonomy.

With insight and clarity, Norman Pratt makes available to the general reader an understanding of the major elements that shaped Seneca's plays. These he defines

Pantomime was arguably the most popular dramatic genre during the Roman Empire, but has been relatively neglected by literary critics. Seneca's Tragedies and th

The introduction tackles knotty problems: the structure and unity of the work, Seneca's literary purpose and treatment of the Theban legend, the absence of an e