Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

Medea (Seneca's Seventh Tragedy)

Seneca, Lucius Annaeus / Studley, John, published 1566 · tragedy · Translation;Nonprofessional;Closet/Unacted · other editions of this work: 80 (1581)

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TitleMedea (Seneca's Seventh Tragedy)
AuthorSeneca, Lucius Annaeus / Studley, John
Publication year (edition)1566
Genre (British Drama)tragedy
Genre group (comparison)tragedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: tragedy
Play typeTranslation;Nonprofessional;Closet/Unacted
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 44 · edition 79 · TCP A11912 · DEEP 69
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1566
First performance (BritDrama)1566 [Jun]
PrinterColwell, Thomas
PublisherColwell, Thomas
FormatOctavo
STC22224
Greg44a
Genre (Annals)Tragedy
Genre (BritDrama)Tragedy
BritDrama no.422
Title pageTHE seuenth Tragedie ... Entituled MEDEA:
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10–94515unassignedO Gods whose grace doth guide their gob●les that joy in wedlock pure, O Iuno thou Lucina height, on whom the c…
295–191520T36 Hell, Furies and the language of punishm0.74why turns he not his face, Retyringe fast into the East back up the day to twine? O father Phoebe to me, to me…
3192–255523unassignedWHo hath not wist that windy words be ●ain●, And that in talk of trust is not the ground, Here in a mirror may…
4256–345519unassignedTho●, and thy babes, are like to ●egge and ●●ar●e, In Nation straunge, (o miserable life) Whyle Iason from hys…
5346–441523unassignedAnd never any guilt as yet by wrath inflamed I tried. But now the perilous poisoning wound of Cupid's piercing…
6442–531495unassignedMedea yet is left, (to much.) and here thou mayst espy The Seas to secure us in flight, and lands aloof that l…
7532–622471unassignedMy sovereign liege, what greater crime have I or less offence Commit against thy majesty, to be exiled hence? …
8623–707468unassignedat large is stretched out. I being thus of noble race and in an happy plight, With glorious gloss of princely …
9708–795469T19 Virtue, Fortune and Vice as abstractions0.69Let Fortune fight against my case as list her eluysh will, Yet never shall it grieve my heart, repent my deed …
10796–883479unassignedIf needs thou wilt have me avoid, my ship to me restore, Or else my mate with whom I first arrived on this sho…
11884–947505unassignedLAui●n of life and dreadless was the wight, Attempting first in slender tottering Barge With slyving o'er the …
12948–1028511unassignedwhom irketh not the scold with barking still? To her● the Mermaids di●e who doth not quail, T●at lure the ears…
131029–1127533unassignedO wretch if thou desire, What measure ought to poise thy wrath then learn by Cupid's fire, To hate as sore as …
141128–1221530unassignedThen only can I be at rest, when every thing I see Thrown headlong topsy turvey down to ruthful end with me. W…
151222–1319533unassignedOr else to small Hiolcos' town can I return again? Or toil, the gladsome pleasant lands Of Tempe to attain? Al…
161320–1407480unassignedWhen Creon in malicious mood had thought thee to have slain, Entreated with my teares exile, and life he gave …
171408–1492477unassignedTake that thy heel's to scape them both, I do not the advise, That thou against thy father in law In traitorou…
181493–1580472unassignedWhat love unto his silly babes is deeply graft in him? This worketh well I have him trypt● lo now there lieth …
191581–1669478unassignedNO fierce force, nor rumbling cage of boisterous blustering wind, No dart shot whirling in the skyes● such ter…
201670–1760481T20 Hercules: labours, suffering and virtue0.70in croaking narrow nook: That Orpheus Cal●●iops son who stayed the running brooke, while he records on heavenl…
211761–1861531T56 Magic, spells and conjuring0.82MY shyvering mind amazed is, aghast, and sore dismayed: My chyllysh limbs with quaking cold do tremble all afr…
221862–1960530T56 Magic, spells and conjuring0.67with slicing deadly knife, Can knit again their soldered parts, and so recover life. Help wakeful Dragon Argos…
231961–2063549T36 Hell, Furies and the language of punishm0.80O Flittering flocks of grisly ghosts that sit in silent seat O ougsum bugs o gobblyns grim of hell I you entre…
242064–2166548T20 Hercules: labours, suffering and virtue0.79king Ioues assaulted throne. This is the Centaurs poisoned blood which Nessus vylia●ne vile Who made a rape of…
252167–2268550T20 Hercules: labours, suffering and virtue0.67Mine arm, that for the bubbling blood an issue may be made, with trilling streams my purple blood let drop on …
262269–2343479T36 Hell, Furies and the language of punishm0.82WHat ●●arpe assaults of cruel Cupydes' flame With giddy heed thus tosseth to and fro, This bedlam wight, and d…
272344–2440527unassignedcan I find in my heart To shun this land? if hence I had first fallen away by flight, I would have traveled ba…
282441–2535528T1 Death, grief and revenge0.74The hateful heart of wife against her Spouse hath yielded place, And pityous mother's mercy mild restoreth nat…
292536–2632532T1 Death, grief and revenge0.69●●erte out with jerking sound. whom bumping with thy rapping post Megeta wilt thou crush? whose ghost doth her…
302633–2723497T1 Death, grief and revenge0.75Lo hear she looketh out, and leans upon the houses frame, That pitchlong hangs with falling sway: hear heap yo…