Medea

Japanese: 《Medea》(英語表記)Medea
Medea

…The only Roman tragedies we can read today are those written by Seneca during the reign of Emperor Nero. All nine of his tragedies are crepidata plays, and his most famous plays are Agamemnon, Phaedra, and Medea. Octavia, the only surviving praetexta play, is said to be the work of Seneca, but it is almost certain that it is a forgery. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Medea" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ローマの悲劇でわれわれが今日読むことができるのは,ネロ帝治政下のセネカの作品だけである。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。…

※「《Medea》」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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