Agamemnon (Seneca's Eighth Tragedy)

Seneca, Lucius Annaeus / Studley, John, published 1566 · tragedy · Translation;Nonprofessional;Closet/Unacted · other editions of this work: 77 (1581)

28chunks

13,750words

4topics

47 %unassigned

Metadata

Title	Agamemnon (Seneca's Eighth Tragedy)
Author	Seneca, Lucius Annaeus / Studley, John
Publication year (edition)	1566
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 42 · edition 76 · TCP A11910 · DEEP 67
Edition role	Representative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)	1566
First performance (BritDrama)	1566 [Feb]
Printer	Colwell, Thomas
Publisher	Colwell, Thomas
Format	Octavo
STC	22222
Greg	42a
Genre (Annals)	Tragedy
Genre (BritDrama)	Tragedy
BritDrama no.	415
Title page	THE Eyght Tragedie ... Entituled AGAMEMNON.
Corpus build	corpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 2602 · witness single

Topic composition (share of words)

unassigned

46.5 %

T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma

42.9 %

T20 Hercules: labours, suffering and virtue

3.6 %

T24 Apollo, Phoebus and the Muses

3.5 %

T1 Death, grief and revenge

3.5 %

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#	nodes	words	topic	typ.	opening
1	0–86	474	unassigned		SEparting from the darkened dens which Ditis low doth keep, Lo here I am sent out again from Tartar dungeon ●●…
2	87–177	474	unassigned		and mingle with my sons. The crystal clearness of the day, and Phoebus' beams so bright, Are mixed with the fo…
3	178–277	474	unassigned		Nor so his belching stream from shallow bottom roll, That borders hard upon the ysye frozen pool: Where as Boö…
4	278–377	532	unassigned		O Drowsy dreaming doting soul, what cometh in thy brain, To seek about for thy defence what way thou mayest at…
5	378–473	530	unassigned		From sands allow, doth hoist & rear the seas with surges high, The waltering wave doth staggering stand, not w…
6	474–561	480	T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma	0.80	But by this means a thousand ships at once released ar:. With lucky fate attempt the seas did not the loosed r…
7	562–661	523	T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma	0.85	Queen, bridle thine affections, and wisely rule ●●y rage, Thy swelling mood now myt●igate, thy chollure eke as…
8	662–753	483	unassigned		His conscience wedlock vow doth prick and brings him home again. Let us return the self same trade a new for t…
9	754–845	496	unassigned		He pardoned Helen, she is wed to Menelaus again, Which Europe all, with Asia did plunge alike in pain. No Ladi…
10	846–951	482	T24 Apollo, Phoebus and the Muses	0.81	NOw chant it lusty lads. Apollo's praise suborn, To thee the frolyke flock their crowned heads adorn. To thee …
11	952–1049	479	unassigned		Together in mingled heaps do honour due to thee. when tho● approaching nigh thy coming is espied, The priest u…
12	1050–1138	482	T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma	0.72	Bless we with burning sacrifice, at length this lucky day. And eke the gods though gracious Yet dealing long d…
13	1139–1227	481	T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma	0.74	which oars aloft doth raise, Do draw and trace a furrow through the marble faced seas. When stronger blast wit…
14	1228–1313	479	unassigned		The western wind flat in the face of eastern wind doth blow. With hurley burley Boreas set ope his blasting mo…
15	1314–1401	477	T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma	0.82	The mariners letting duty slip stand staring all aghast, Their scooping oars suddenly out of their hands are w…
16	1402–1489	480	T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma	0.68	The Bark with hand he caught, & on itself did type it over, Yet Ajax shineth in the flood which darkness blind…
17	1490–1584	494	T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma	0.84	O whether may I now lament, and weep with wailing sad, Or shall I else in that my spous returned is be glad? I…
18	1585–1679	492	T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma	0.82	estate, and last renown, By being stoutly overcome, and hardly pulled down. Years five & five did Troy resist,…
19	1680–1771	492	unassigned		For to revenge his father's fault, she did not spare to kill: And gave his flesh and blood for food the father…
20	1772–1864	499	unassigned		The sacred Phoebus' prophet is with sudden silence hushed: A quaking trembling shivering fear throughout her l…
21	1865–1958	492	T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma	0.77	on stinking Stygian flood. To view the churlish mastyfe cu● of hell, it doth me good. And gaping mouthed kingd…
22	1959–2051	493	T20 Hercules: labours, suffering and virtue	0.89	But yet much troublous danger doth hang over thy head I wots. What mischief may a victor dread? Even that he d…
23	2052–2141	492	T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma	0.77	the carman's blood at last, The spoils and shafts Hippolytus saw from her bosom wrest As soon as he with clatr…
24	2142–2230	492	unassigned		the sword drew from her side, Nor to the utmost of her might it in his f●esh she thrust, But in the giving of …
25	2231–2326	491	unassigned		By treason that mi mother wrought my father lieth slain, And drinking of their father's cup the children do co…
26	2327–2415	479	T1 Death, grief and revenge	0.81	The whilst (thou widow) answer me directly to this gear. Thy husband is bereued quite of breath, his life is d…
27	2416–2509	504	T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma	0.74	And if thou do desire to die, the same see you refrain. Lay hands ●irs on this wondrous wretch, whom being car…
28	2510–2601	504	T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma	0.69	The lusty pomp of royal court is dead: (O doleful day) The people moon their princes death with woe and weal a…

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