Stoic representation of insania in Seneca’s Phaedra

Bán Katalin: Stoic representation of insania in Seneca’s Phaedra. In: Sapiens ubique civis, (2). pp. 105-118. (2021)

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Abstract

Phaedra is a drama of the presentation of human passion, with a focus on depicting how the heroine is unable to control the destructive forces of the soul. The study reveals that despite being aware of and expressing the destructive nature of her madness, she does not exercise self-control, but increasingly succumbs to the power of the passion for her stepson. After being rejected, in her insane state of mind, she accuses the young man, which has fatal consequences. Seneca often expresses Phaedra’s insanity with the use of pictorial representations and compares them to the destructive forces of nature. These metaphors inspired by nature highlight an important point in Seneca’s philosophy: the linkage of the cosmic and the individual. My aim is to emphasize Seneca’s Stoic interpretation of virtuous life and insania.

Item Type: Article
Journal or Publication Title: Sapiens ubique civis
Date: 2021
Volume: 2
ISSN: 2732-317X
Page Range: pp. 105-118
Language: English
Contributors:
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Seneca Lucius Annaeus
Publisher: University of Szeged
Place of Publication: Szeged
Event Title: Sapiens ubique civis (7.) (2019) (Szeged)
Related URLs: http://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/74682/
DOI: 10.14232/suc.2021.2.105-118
Uncontrolled Keywords: Klasszika-filológia, Latin irodalom története
Additional Information: Bibliogr.: 118. p. és a lábjegyzetekben ; összefoglalás angol nyelven
Subjects: 06. Humanities
06. Humanities > 06.02. Languages and Literature
Date Deposited: 2022. Apr. 01. 13:40
Last Modified: 2022. Apr. 01. 13:40
URI: http://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/id/eprint/74864

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