Agamemnon (Seneca's Eighth Tragedy)

Seneca, Lucius Annaeus / Studley, John, published 1581 · tragedy · Translation;Nonprofessional;Closet/Unacted · other editions of this work: 76 (1566) · other edition — not in the analysis

28chunks

13,715words

4topics

39 %unassigned

Metadata

Title	Agamemnon (Seneca's Eighth Tragedy)
Author	Seneca, Lucius Annaeus / Studley, John
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 42 · edition 77 · TCP A11909 · DEEP 5015.08
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)	1566
First performance (BritDrama)	1566 [Feb]
Format	Quarto
Greg	42b
Genre (Annals)	Tragedy
Genre (BritDrama)	Tragedy
BritDrama no.	415
Title page	[HT; T6r] THE EYGHTH TRAGEDYE ... Entituled AGAMEMNON
Corpus build	corpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 1368 · witness single

Topic composition (share of words)

T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma

43.1 %

unassigned

39.3 %

T24 Apollo, Phoebus and the Muses

10.5 %

T20 Hercules: labours, suffering and virtue

3.6 %

T1 Death, grief and revenge

3.5 %

Chunks in order

#	nodes	words	topic	typ.	opening
1	0–46	466	unassigned		Departing from the darkened dens which Dicis low doth keep, Lo here I am sent out again, from Tartar Dungeon d…
2	47–92	475	T24 Apollo, Phoebus and the Muses	0.79	She being tumbled doth confound, and mingle with my sons. The crystal clearness of the day, and Phoebus beams …
3	93–142	473	unassigned		Nor so his belching stream from shallow bottom roll, That borders hard upon the icy frozen pool: Where as Boot…
4	143–197	530	unassigned		O Drowsy dreaming doting soul, what cometh in thy brain To seek about for thy defence what way thou mayst atta…
5	198–245	529	unassigned		From sands allow doth hoist and rear the seas with surges high. The weltering wave doth staggering stand not w…
6	246–289	480	T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma	0.83	But by this means a thousand ships at once released are: With lucky fate attempt the seas did not the losed ro…
7	290–344	521	T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma	0.84	Queen, bridle thine affections, and wisely rule thy rage, Thy swelling mood now mitigate, thy choler eke assua…
8	345–390	483	unassigned		His conscience wedlock vow doth prick & brings him home again Let us return the self same trade a new for to r…
9	391–436	493	unassigned		He pardoned Helen, she is wed to Menela again Which Europe all with Asia did plunge alike in pain. No lady's L…
10	437–493	478	T24 Apollo, Phoebus and the Muses	0.82	NOw chant it lusty lads, Apollo's praise suborn, To thee the frolic flock their crowned heads adorn. To thee K…
11	494–547	478	unassigned		Together in mingled heaps do honour due to thee, When thou approaching nigh thy coming is espied, The priest u…
12	548–591	475	T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma	0.70	Bless we with burning sacrifice at length this lucky day And eke the Gods though gracious, yet dealing long de…
13	592–635	477	unassigned		The hoary froth of wrestling waves which oars aloft doth raise, Do draw and trace a furrow through the marblef…
14	636–679	483	unassigned		They heave it up with violence, o'erturned from bottom low, The western wind flat in the face of Eastern wind …
15	680–723	478	T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma	0.83	The mariners letting duty slip stand staring all aghast, Their scoping oars suddenly out of their hands are wr…
16	724–767	481	T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma	0.71	The Bark with hand he caught, and on itself did ripe it over, Yet Ajax shineth in the flood which darkness bli…
17	768–819	495	T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma	0.89	O whether may I now lament, and weep with wailing sad? Or shall I else in that my Spouse returned is be glad? …
18	820–866	491	T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma	0.83	By being stoutly overcome, and hardly pulled down. Years five & five did Troy resist, that yet hereafter must,…
19	867–912	492	T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma	0.77	For to revenge his father's fault, she did not spare to kill: And gave his flesh and blood for food the father…
20	913–958	492	T24 Apollo, Phoebus and the Muses	0.75	The sacred Phoebus Prophet is with sudden silence hushed: A quaking trembling shivering fear throughout her Is…
21	959–1016	499	T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma	0.83	I do delight, to sail with them on stinking Sigean flood. To view the churlish mastiff cur of hell, it doth me…
22	1017–1067	487	T20 Hercules: labours, suffering and virtue	0.91	But yet much troublous danger both hang over thy head I wot. What mischief may a victor dread? Even that he dr…
23	1068–1117	493	T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma	0.74	Their raw-fed jaws imbrued were with the carman's blood at last, The spoils and shafts Hipolyte saw from her b…
24	1118–1170	495	unassigned		The mankind dame with trembling hand the sword drew from her side, Nor to the utmost of her might it in his fl…
25	1171–1222	489	unassigned		By treason that my mother wrought, my Father lieth slain, And drinking of their father's cup the children do c…
26	1223–1269	480	T1 Death, grief and revenge	0.76	The whilst (thou widow) answered me directly to this gear. Thy husband is bereaved quite of breath, his life i…
27	1270–1321	502	T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma	0.84	And if thou do desire to die, the same see you refrain. Lay hands sirs on this wondrous wretch, whom being car…
28	1322–1367	500	T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma	0.70	The lusty pomp of royal court is dead: (O doleful day) The people moan their princes death with woe and weal a…

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