Albertino Mussato, Senecan tragedies, and the poetic crown

  • Rino Modonutti University of Padua
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4454/dioniso.v13.579

Abstract

The paper analyses the reception of Seneca’s works and biography in 13th- and 14th-century Padua, focusing especially on the role played by Lovato Lovati and Albertino Mussato. It argues that Mussato was pivotal in the reception of Seneca as a tragic poet. Both Mussato’s Senece vita et mores and Ecerinis emphasised Seneca’s worth as an author of tragedies, starting a new rise of the fortune of Seneca’s plays.

Published
2023-04-14
Issue
Vol 13 (2023)
Section
Articles

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