... in advance. By contrast, I argue that Seneca’s Phoenissae thematizes in the character of Oedipus not only paranoia’s future-looking vigilance but also its inherent lagging, the failure to know and act in advance. These elements of slowness, stuckness, and delay open a space for stillness, relief...

... Euripides tragedy Theban myth Phoenissae Seven against Thebes deuotio civil war barbarians Caesar Pompey Latins STEFANO REBEGGIANI Theban Myth in Virgil s Aeneid: The Brothers at War This article offers a thorough study of Virgil s interaction with the myth of Eteocles and Polynices war...