Seneca: Selected Letters
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Description
The letters of Seneca are uniquely engaging among the works that have survived from antiquity. They offer an urgent guide to Stoic self-improvement but also cast light on Roman attitudes towards slavery, gladiatorial combat and suicide. This selection of letters conveys their range and variety, with a particular focus on letters from the earlier part of the collection. As well as a general introduction, it features a brief introductory essay on each letter, which draws out its themes and sets…
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Key features
- The new edition is aimed at students and conveys the range and variety of Seneca's letters
- Explains Seneca's observations within their wider philosophical context
- Provides detailed linguistic support, allowing better engagement with Seneca's difficult Latin
About the book
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139048637
- Series Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics
- Subjects Ancient Philosophy,Classical Literature,Classical Studies
- Format: Hardback
- Publication date: 18 July 2019
- ISBN: 9780521460118
- Dimensions (mm): 216 x 138 mm
- Weight: 0.6kg
- Page extent: 354 pages
- Availability: Available
- Format: Paperback
- Publication date: 18 July 2019
- ISBN: 9780521465830
- Dimensions (mm): 216 x 138 mm
- Weight: 0.48kg
- Page extent: 354 pages
- Availability: Available
- Format: Digital
- ISBN: 9781139048637
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