Seneca: Fifty Letters of a Roman Stoic by Seneca, Lucius Annaeus
Seneca: Fifty Letters of a Roman Stoic by Seneca, Lucius Annaeus

Seneca: Fifty Letters of a Roman Stoic

A selection of Seneca's most significant letters that illuminate his philosophical and personal life. "There is only...
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Seneca: Fifty Letters of a Roman Stoic by Seneca, Lucius Annaeus

Seneca: Fifty Letters of a Roman Stoic

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Seneca: Fifty Letters of a Roman Stoic by Seneca, Lucius Annaeus

Seneca: Fifty Letters of a Roman Stoic

$27.52
Author: Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
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.

Author: Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 12/03/2021
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780226782935


Review Citation(s):
Choice 10/01/2022

About the Author
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4BCE-65CE) was a Roman Stoic philosopher, dramatist, and advisor to Emperor Nero. Margaret Graver is the Aaron Lawrence Professor in Classics at Dartmouth College. Her publications include Cicero on the Emotions: Tusculan Disputations 3 and 4; Stoicism and Emotion; and, in collaboration with A.A. Long, a complete translation of Seneca's Letters on Ethics. A.A. Long is chancellor's professor of classics emeritus and affiliated professor of philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley. His books include Greek Models of Mind and Self and Epictetus: How to be Free.

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