Abstract
Many have debated the possible performance of Seneca's plays. Theatre Historians have polarizing opinions on whether Seneca wrote them intending to perform for Roman Audiences. A comparative study of Euripides' Hippolyte, Seneca's Phaedra, and Sara Kane's Phaedra's Love demonstrates the flexibility of this story and its translation to different historical audiences. This further historical analysis illuminates clues within Seneca's text and proves the possibility of staging, offering a new take on plays previously thought of as "closet dramas."
Recommended Citation
Conway, Kierstan K..
"Phaedra: The Influence and History of a Dramaturgical Mystery."
The Downtown Review.
Vol. 9.
Iss.
1
(2022)
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Available at:
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/tdr/vol9/iss1/1
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