Letters on Ethics: To Lucilius (The Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca) - Softcover

Book 5 of 7: The Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Seneca, Lucius Annaeus; Graver, Margaret; Long, A. A.

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9780226528434: Letters on Ethics: To Lucilius (The Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca)
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ISBN 10: 022652843X ISBN 13: 9780226528434
Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 2017

Synopsis

The Roman statesman and philosopher Seneca (4 BCE–65 CE) recorded his moral philosophy and reflections on life as a highly original kind of correspondence. Letters on Ethics includes vivid descriptions of town and country life in Nero’s Italy, discussions of poetry and oratory, and philosophical training for Seneca’s friend Lucilius. This volume, the first complete English translation in nearly a century, makes the Letters more accessible than ever before.

Written as much for a general audience as for Lucilius, these engaging letters offer advice on how to deal with everything from nosy neighbors to sickness, pain, and death. Seneca uses the informal format of the letter to present the central ideas of Stoicism, for centuries the most influential philosophical system in the Mediterranean world. His lively and at times humorous expositions have made the Letters his most popular work and an enduring classic. Including an introduction and explanatory notes by Margaret Graver and A. A. Long, this authoritative edition will captivate a new generation of readers.

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About the Authors

Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4BCE-65CE) was a Roman Stoic philosopher, dramatist, and advisor to the 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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Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Publication date
2017
Language
English
ISBN 10 
022652843X
ISBN 13 
9780226528434
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
604
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