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Seneca - Fifty Letters of a Roman Stoic (Paperback): Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Seneca - Fifty Letters of a Roman Stoic (Paperback)

Lucius Annaeus Seneca; Translated by Margaret Graver, A. A. Long; Introduction by Margaret Graver, A. A. Long; Commentary by Margaret Graver, A. A. Long

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In the year 62, citing health issues, the Roman philosopher Seneca withdrew from public service and devoted his time to writing. His letters from this period offer a window into his experience as a landowner, a traveler through Roman Italy, and a man coping with the onset of old age. They describe the roar of the arena, the festival of Saturnalia, and the perils of the Adriatic Sea, and they explain his thoughts about political power, the treatment of slaves, the origins of civilization, and the key points of Stoic philosophy. This selection of fifty of his letters brings Seneca to readers in a fresh modern voice and shows how, as a philosopher, he speaks to our time. Above all, these letters explore the inner life of the individual: from the life of heedless vanity to the first interest in philosophy, to true friendship, self-determination, and personal excellence.

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Imprint: University of Chicago Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: December 2021
Authors: Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Translators: Margaret Graver • A. A. Long
Introduction by: Margaret Graver • A. A. Long
Commentary by: Margaret Graver • A. A. Long
Dimensions: 217 x 140 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 978-0-226-78293-5
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > Classical, early & medieval
Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General
Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General
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LSN: 0-226-78293-X
Barcode: 9780226782935

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