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La Medea Di Lucio Anneo Seneca
La Medea Di Lucio Anneo Seneca by Pio Rajna. A scholarly examination of Seneca's Medea, the essay surveys how this tragedy has been received in classical and modern criticism, and debates its authorship, dating, and intended audience. Rajna contrasts Seneca’s approach with Euripides’ Medea, arguing that the Latin version emphasizes external stage effects and rhetorical display rather than the intimate dramatic psychology that marks Euripides’ treatment. He discusses structural questions—whether the work was written for the theater or for reading, the use of five acts, and the Roman adaptations of the chorus—and critiques the characterization of Medea, Jason, Creon, and the Nudrice, showing how Seneca often shifts emphasis away from inner passion toward broader moral and social concerns. While acknowledging some pedagogical or stylistic merits, Rajna also notes weaknesses in coherence and dramatic unity, offering a measured, analytical assessment of Seneca’s tragedy and its relation to its Greek model.
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