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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Preface ix
- Abbreviations xiii
- Introduction: Senecan Tragedy and the Drama of the Self 1
- One. Language and the Unconscious: Towards a Rhetorical View of Character 18
- Two. Imagery and the Landscape of Desire 29
- Three. The Forest World 60
- Four. The Golden Age and Nature 77
- Five. Rivalry with the Father: Initiation and Failure 106
- Six. Parental Models: Ideal and Nightmare 115
- Seven. Character Structure and Symbols of Power: Sword and Scepter 130
- Eight. Desire, Silence, and the Speech of the Sword 150
- Nine. Father, Underworld, and Retribution: Phaedra and Theseus 180
- Ten. Seneca’s Patricide and the Trace of Writing 202
- Eleven. Closure, Form, and the Father 215
- Twelve. Conclusion: Rhetoric and Reality 221
- Selected Bibliography 227
- Index 235
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Preface ix
- Abbreviations xiii
- Introduction: Senecan Tragedy and the Drama of the Self 1
- One. Language and the Unconscious: Towards a Rhetorical View of Character 18
- Two. Imagery and the Landscape of Desire 29
- Three. The Forest World 60
- Four. The Golden Age and Nature 77
- Five. Rivalry with the Father: Initiation and Failure 106
- Six. Parental Models: Ideal and Nightmare 115
- Seven. Character Structure and Symbols of Power: Sword and Scepter 130
- Eight. Desire, Silence, and the Speech of the Sword 150
- Nine. Father, Underworld, and Retribution: Phaedra and Theseus 180
- Ten. Seneca’s Patricide and the Trace of Writing 202
- Eleven. Closure, Form, and the Father 215
- Twelve. Conclusion: Rhetoric and Reality 221
- Selected Bibliography 227
- Index 235
