Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Seneca

Fifty Letters of a Roman Stoic
Kommentar: Graver, Margaret; Long, A A / Übersetzer: Graver, Margaret; Long, A A

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Produktbeschreibung

A selection of Senecaâ s most significant letters that illuminate his philosophical and personal life.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: The University of Chicago Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Dezember 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 214mm x 138mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 434g
• ISBN-13: 9780226782935
• ISBN-10: 022678293X
• Artikelnr.: 61343186

Autorenporträt

Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4BCE-65CE) was a Roman Stoic philosopher, dramatist, and advisor to the Emperor Nero.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. The life of Seneca
2. The dating of Seneca's tragedies
3. The background of the myth
4. Roman literary influences
5. Dramatic performances
6. Rhetorical elements
7. Aspects of literary craftsmanship
8. Literary and philosophical interpretation
9. The manuscripts and the transmission of the text
10. The influence of Seneca's tragedies and of the Phaedra myth
11. Metre and prosody
Annaei Senecae Phaedra
Commentary
Appendices
Bibliography
Indexes.