der Jüngere Seneca

How to Die

An Ancient Guide to the End of Life
Mitarbeit:Romm, James S.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Timeless wisdom on death and dying from the celebrated Stoic philosopher Seneca.

Produktdetails

• Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 177mm x 118mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 304g
• ISBN-13: 9780691175577
• ISBN-10: 0691175578
• Artikelnr.: 49327759

Autorenporträt

James S. Romm is the author of Dying Every Day: Seneca at the Court of Nero and Ghost on the Throne: The Death of Alexander the Great and the War for Crown and Empire (both Knopf). He has written essays and reviews for the Wall Street Journal, the New York Review of Books, and the New Yorker website, among other publications. He is the James H. Ottaway Jr. Professor of Classics at Bard College and lives in Barrytown, New York.

Rezensionen

"James Romm takes us up close to death with Seneca for his guide. Don't be afraid, be prepared--be very prepared."--Mary Beard, author of SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome