Octavia

Japanese: 《Octavia》(英語表記)Octavia
Octavia

…All nine of his tragedies are crepidata plays, including Agamemnon, Phaedra, and Medea. The only surviving praetexta play, Octavia, is said to be by Seneca, but it is almost certain to be a forgery. Seneca's works were not written with the intention of performing them on stage, but are so-called lese dramas. …

*Some of the terminology references "Octavia" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…彼の残した9編の悲劇はすべて〈クレピダタ劇〉で,《アガメムノンAgamemnon》《ファエドラPhaedra》《メデアMedea》などが有名である。現存する唯一の〈プラエテクスタ劇〉である《オクタウィアOctavia》はセネカ作と伝えられるが,偽作であることがほぼ確実な作品である。セネカの作品は舞台上演を企図して書かれた作品ではなくて,いわゆるレーゼドラマである。…

※「《Octavia》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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