In Defence of Seneca's Phaedra

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In Defence of Seneca's Phaedra. / Bloch, David Kristian.

In: Classica et Mediaevalia, Vol. 58, 2007, p. 237-257.

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Bloch, DK 2007, 'In Defence of Seneca's Phaedra', Classica et Mediaevalia, vol. 58, pp. 237-257.

APA

Bloch, D. K. (2007). In Defence of Seneca's Phaedra. Classica et Mediaevalia, 58, 237-257.

Vancouver

Bloch DK. In Defence of Seneca's Phaedra. Classica et Mediaevalia. 2007;58:237-257.

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Bloch, David Kristian. / In Defence of Seneca's Phaedra. In: Classica et Mediaevalia. 2007 ; Vol. 58. pp. 237-257.

Bibtex

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abstract = "In this article I present two arguments concerning Seneca's tragedy Phaedra: (1) The character Phaedra is not simply a scheming, manipulative and evil woman, but rather a woman torn apart by love and fear; (2) Phaedra in the play is not a badly and incoherently portrayed character, but a convincing and realistically drawn character. The two arguments are independent, but they combine to show Phaedra as one of Seneca's best tragic creations.",
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