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Medea (Seneca's Seventh Tragedy)

Seneca, Lucius Annaeus / Studley, John, published 1581 · tragedy · Translation;Nonprofessional;Closet/Unacted · other editions of this work: 79 (1566) · other edition — not in the analysis

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TitleMedea (Seneca's Seventh Tragedy)
AuthorSeneca, Lucius Annaeus / Studley, John
Publication year (edition)1581
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 80 · TCP A11909 · DEEP 5015.07
Edition roleOther 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 [Jun]
FormatQuarto
Greg44b
Genre (Annals)Tragedy
Genre (BritDrama)Tragedy
BritDrama no.422
Title page[HT; R1r] THE SEVENTH TRAGEDYE ... Entituled MEDEA
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10–51521unassignedO Gods whose grace doth guide their ghosts that joy in wedlock pure, O Iuno thou Lucina height, on whom the ch…
252–100520unassignedRetiring fast into the East back up the day to twine? O Father Phoebe to me, to me, thy Chariot reins resign, …
3101–163513unassignedAnd that in talk of trust is not the ground, Here in a mirror may he see it plain, Medea so by proof the same …
4164–218518unassignedThou, and thy Babes, are like to beg and starve. In Nation strange, (O miserable life) While Iason from his pr…
5219–268523unassignedAnd never any guilt as yet by wrath inflamed I tried. But now the perilous poisoning wound of Cupid's piercing…
6269–320493unassignedMedea yet is left, (to much) and here thou mayst espy The Seas to succour us in flight, and lands aloof that l…
7321–366465unassignedMy sovereign liege, what greater crime have I or less offence Commit against thy majesty, to be exiled hence? …
8367–409469unassignedMy Father's ample regiment at large is stretched out. I being thus of noble Race, and in an happy plight, With…
9410–453469T19 Virtue, Fortune and Vice as abstractions0.69Let Fortune fight against my case as list her elvish will, Yet never shall it grieve my heart, repent my deed …
10454–497479unassignedIf needs thou wilt have me avoid my ship to me restore, Or else my mate with whom I first arrived on this shor…
11498–562513unassignedLavish of life and dreadless was the wight, Attempting first in slender tottering Barge With sliving o'er the …
12563–622511unassignedWhom irketh not the scold with barking still? To here the Mermaids dire who doth not quail, That lure the Ears…
13623–672528unassignedO wretch if thou desire, What measure ought to poise thy wrath then learn by Cupid's fire, To hate as sore as …
14673–719529unassignedThen only can I be at rest, when every thing I see Thrown headlong topsy-turvy down to ruthful end with me. Wi…
15720–768532unassignedOr else to small Hiolcos' town can I return again? Or toil, the gladsome pleasant lands of Tempe to attain? Al…
16769–816478unassignedWhen Creon in malicious mood had thought thee to have slain, Entreated with my tears, exile and life he gave t…
17817–860476unassignedTake thou thy heels to scape them both, I do not thee advise, That thou against thy father in law in traitorou…
18861–904471unassignedWhat Ioue unto his silly Babes is deeply graft in him? This worketh well I have him tripped, lo now there liet…
19905–949482unassignedNO fierce force, nor rumbling rage of boisterous blustering wind, No dart shot whirling in the skies, such ter…
20950–994476T20 Hercules: labours, suffering and virtue0.67That Orpheus Calliops son who stayed the running Brook, While he records on heavenly Harp with twangling finge…
21995–1045534T56 Magic, spells and conjuring0.82MY shivering mind amazed is, aghast, and sore dismayed: My chillish limbs with quaking cold do tremble all afr…
221046–1095530T56 Magic, spells and conjuring0.68Can knit again their soldered parts, and so recover life. Help wakeful Dragon Argos, whom first magic words of…
231096–1148527unassignedthat sit in silent seat O ugsome Bugs, O Goblins grim of Hell I you entreat: O lowering Chaos dungeon blind, a…
241149–1198529T20 Hercules: labours, suffering and virtue0.83Have here Tiphoias flesh, that doth in Aetna's Furnace groan, That shook with battery violent king Ioues assau…
251199–1248535T20 Hercules: labours, suffering and virtue0.67A dreary branch is offered thee from filthy Stigis flood. As is the guise of Bacchus' priests the Coribanthes …
261249–1312524T36 Hell, Furies and the language of punishm0.83To purchase grace, and eke to earn you favour in her sight. That both a mother is to you, and rules with lady'…
271313–1361527unassignedCan I find in my heart To shun this land? if hence I had first fallen away by flight, I would have traveled ba…
281362–1409533T1 Death, grief and revenge0.82The hateful heart of wife against her Spouse hath yielded place, And piteous mother's mercy mild restoreth nat…
291410–1457526T1 Death, grief and revenge0.72Whom bumping with thy rapping post Megaera wilt thou crush? Whose ghost doth hear misshaped from hell with sca…
301458–1503496T1 Death, grief and revenge0.85Lo here she looketh out, and leans upon the houses frame, That pitchlong hangs with falling sway: here heap yo…