Thyestes (Seneca's Second Tragedy)

Heywood, Jasper / Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, published 1581 · tragedy · Translation;Nonprofessional;Closet/Unacted · other editions of this work: 50 (1560) · other edition — not in the analysis

24chunks

12,269words

7topics

50 %unassigned

Metadata

Title	Thyestes (Seneca's Second Tragedy)
Author	Heywood, Jasper / Seneca, Lucius Annaeus
Publication year (edition)	1581
Genre (British Drama)	tragedy
Genre group (comparison)	tragedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: tragedy
Play type	Translation;Nonprofessional;Closet/Unacted
Work / edition / TCP / DEEP	work 29 · edition 51 · TCP A11909 · DEEP 5015.02
Edition role	Other edition — placed after the fit, excluded from the main statistics; its chunks carry the topic they were placed in, for browsing
First performance / composition (Annals)	1560
First performance (BritDrama)	1560 [Mar]
Format	Quarto
Greg	29b
Genre (Annals)	Tragedy
Genre (BritDrama)	Tragedy
BritDrama no.	330
Title page	[HT; D5r] THE SECOND TRAGEDIE ... ENTITVtuled Thyestes,
Corpus build	corpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 1253 · witness single

Topic composition (share of words)

unassigned

49.9 %

T36 Hell, Furies and the language of punishm

16.5 %

T25 Kings, power and law: political sententi

8.9 %

T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma

8.3 %

T1 Death, grief and revenge

4.3 %

T34 Thebes and royal catastrophe: siege, sla

4.1 %

T24 Apollo, Phoebus and the Muses

4.0 %

T40 Sin, guilt and violent loss within famil

4.0 %

Chunks in order

#	nodes	words	topic	typ.	opening
1	0–53	554	T36 Hell, Furies and the language of punishm	0.87	WHAT fury fell enforceth me to flee, th'unhappy seat, That gay and gasp with greedy law, the fleeing food to e…
2	54–104	560	T36 Hell, Furies and the language of punishm	0.86	Let darkest night be made, and let the day the heavens forsake. disturb the gods of wicked house, hate, slaugh…
3	105–161	512	T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma	0.76	I follow thee: through all this house now rage and fury throw Let them be driven so, and so let either thirst …
4	162–217	505	unassigned		Though he full greedy feed thereon would fain. So oft deceived neglects to touch them yet: He turns his eyes, …
5	218–268	529	T25 Kings, power and law: political sententi	0.87	Whom fear doth so compel To praise, the same his foes to be, doth fear enforce agoyne: But who indeed the glor…
6	269–317	484	unassigned		What mischief new dost thou in rage provide? Not such a one as may the mean of wonted grief abide. No guilt wi…
7	318–363	476	unassigned		Who shall of peace the promise give? Whom will he trust? His evil hope will soon believe it well. Yet to my so…
8	364–431	558	T25 Kings, power and law: political sententi	0.83	THe noble house at length of high renown, The famous stock of ancient Inachus, Appeased & laid the threats of …
9	432–476	476	unassigned		MY country bowers so long wished for, and Argos riches all, Cytese good that unto banished then, and Misers ma…
10	477–523	499	unassigned		Believe me well, with titles false the great things us delight: And heavy haps in vain are feared. while high …
11	524–572	487	T40 Sin, guilt and violent loss within famil	0.76	I follow you. I lead you not. God turn it to the best That well devised is for good: pass forth with cheerful …
12	573–630	504	T34 Thebes and royal catastrophe: siege, sla	0.82	A just reward for such deserts, the Gods (O brother dear) Repay to thee: but on my head a regal crown to wear,…
13	631–690	503	T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma	0.81	May drowned be, and Ithaca doth quake: If once the force of winds begin to fall, The sea lieth down more mild …
14	691–741	558	unassigned		In Pelops Turret high, a part there is of Palace wide That toward the south erected leans, of which the utter …
15	742–795	585	unassigned		He is himself the priest, and he himself the deadly verse With prayer dire from fervent mouth doth sing and of…
16	796–844	532	unassigned		O heinous hateful act. Abhor ye this? ye hear not yet the end of all the fact, There follows more. A fiercer t…
17	845–904	491	T24 Apollo, Phoebus and the Muses	0.73	WHich way O Prince of lands and Gods on high, At whose uprise eftsoons of shadowed night All beauty fleeth, wh…
18	905–962	495	unassigned		The temperate Gale doth give to sails, the Ram Shall headlong fall a down to Seas again, Through which he once…
19	963–1016	492	unassigned		What countenance he then would make, or in what words break out Would first his grief, or how would quake his …
20	1017–1069	499	unassigned		The mind that wots before of after ill. The sturdy storms the shipmen over lie. When void of wind th'assuaged …
21	1070–1118	526	unassigned		I know my brother: such a guilt yet canst thou suffer well O earth to bear? nor yet from hence to Stygian lake…
22	1119–1164	530	T1 Death, grief and revenge	0.81	A mean in mischief ought to be when guilt thou dost commit, Not when thou quit'st: for yet even this to little…
23	1165–1213	457	T36 Hell, Furies and the language of punishm	0.80	now praise I well my hands. Now got I have the palm. I had been overcome of thee, Except thou sorrowedst so bu…
24	1214–1252	457	T36 Hell, Furies and the language of punishm	0.87	Now fall upon this hateful head, that hath deserved them well. Ye all be plagued wrongfully, your guilts be sm…

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