Seneca Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Seneca (eBook, ePUB)

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

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A selection of Seneca's most significant letters that illuminate his philosophical and personal life. There is only one course of action that can make you happy. . . . rejoice in what is yours. What is it that is yours? Yourself; the best part of you. 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 onto his experience as a landowner, a traveler, and a man coping with the onset of old age. They share his ideas on everything from the treatment of enslaved people to the perils of seafaring, and they provide lucid explanations for many key points of Stoic philosophy. This selection of fifty letters brings out the essentials of Seneca s thought, with much that speaks directly to the modern reader. Above all, they explore the inner life of the individual who proceeds through philosophical inquiry from a state of emotional turmoil to true friendship, self-determination, and personal excellence.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Chicago Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. November 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780226783093
• Artikelnr.: 72333176

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.