This Introduction discusses Senecan receptions in early modern England with particular reference to Shakespeare. It revises traditional positions bringing into dialogue source and reception studies. It discusses issues of confluence, expansion, dissonant polyphonies, praetexta, and perspectival mobility, suggesting ways of reassessing ‘Senecan Shakespeare’.

"Introduction"

Bigliazzi
2023-01-01

Abstract

This Introduction discusses Senecan receptions in early modern England with particular reference to Shakespeare. It revises traditional positions bringing into dialogue source and reception studies. It discusses issues of confluence, expansion, dissonant polyphonies, praetexta, and perspectival mobility, suggesting ways of reassessing ‘Senecan Shakespeare’.
2023
William Shakespeare
Seneca
Source studies
Classical reception
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