Seneca: De otio; De brevitate vitae (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics) - Softcover

Seneca

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521588065 ISBN 13: 9780521588065

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2003

Synopsis

This edition of Seneca's De otio and De brevitate vitae introduces undergraduates and more advanced students to Senecan philosophy. Both texts promote the benefits of living an inner existence insulated from everyday pressures. This edition emphasizes the relevance of the provocative Senecan message of a "balanced" life and his views on the complex relationship of the individual to society.

About this title

Book Description:

This edition of Seneca's De otio and De brevitate vitae introduces undergraduates and more advanced students to the complex artistic method and provocative message of Senecan philosophy. A central preoccupation of both texts is to promote the benefits of an inner existence of the personal, insulated against the pressures of everyday life. In this respect this edition emphasizes the relevance of the Senecan message to modern reflection on the claims of the 'balanced' life and on the complex relationship of the individual to society.

About the Author:

G. D. Williams is Associate Professor of Classics at Columbia University and author of Banished Voices (1994; 0521 451361).

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0521588065
• ISBN 13: 9780521588065
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288
• Editor: Williams G. D.