Seneca's Phaedra: Mother Lust The History Of European Theatre

Episode 42:
This episode takes a detailed look at Phaedra, Seneca's version of the Hippolytus myth.
The two versions by Euripides and how Seneca used these
A summary of the play
The differences in Seneca's version from Euripides -
The position of Phaedra as innocent or responsible
Greek shame Vs Roman guilt and repentance
Phaedra and the Roman bas step-mother trope
The play in relation to Stoic philosophy
The motif of the hunt, the hunter and the hunted
Presentations of the play in the medieval period


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