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Latin Poetry PodcastAuthor: Latin Poetry Podcast
The Latin Poetry Podcast is a series of short Latin passages, discussed, translated, and read aloud by Christopher Francese, Asbury J. Clarke Professor of Classical Studies at Dickinson College Language: en-us Genres: Arts, Books, Education, Language Learning Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Dawn at Thebes (Seneca, Hercules Furens 125-201)
Wednesday, 5 August, 2020
Juno has just finished her opening monologue in which she whips herself into a frenzy of rage at Hercules. As the chorus enters, they sing of the dawn, then deliver an encomium of the simple country life, away from the ambition, greed, and corruption of city life. (Seneca apparently knew little of country life, which […]