Letters from a Stoic: Epistulae Morales Ad Lucilium (The Penguin Classics L210) - Softcover

Seneca

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140442103 ISBN 13: 9780140442106

Verlag: Penguin Classics, 1969

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Letters from a Stoic: Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium [Penguin Classics L210]

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'It is philosophy that has the duty of protecting us ... without it no one can lead a life free of fear or worry'

For several years of his turbulent life, in which he was dogged by ill health, exile and danger, Seneca was the guiding hand of the Roman Empire. This selection of Seneca's letters shows him upholding the ideals of Stoicism - the wisdom of the self-possessed person immune to life's setbacks - while valuing friendship and courage, and criticizing the harsh treatment of slaves and the cruelties in the gladiatorial arena. The humanity and wit revealed in Seneca's interpretation of Stoicism is a moving and inspiring declaration of the dignity of the individual mind.

Selected and translated with an Introduction by Robin Campbell

Biografía del autor:

Lucius Annaeus Seneca (c.4BC - AD65) was born in Spain but was raised according to the traditional values of the republic of Rome. In AD48 he became tutor to the future emperor Nero and became his principal civil advisor when he took power. His death was eventually ordered by Nero in AD65, but Seneca anticipated the emperor's decree and committed suicide. Robin Campbell is a well-known translator.

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• Verlag: Penguin Classics
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1969
• ISBN 10: 0140442103
• ISBN 13: 9780140442106
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 256