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Letters from a Stoic, Epistulae morales ad Lucilium, Seneca ; selected and translated [from the Latin], with an introduction, by Robin Campbell

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Letters from a Stoic, Epistulae morales ad Lucilium, Seneca ; selected and translated [from the Latin], with an introduction, by Robin Campbell

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eng

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Includes bibliographical references (page 241) and index

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contains biographical information

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non fiction

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Letters from a Stoic

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72515

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Seneca ; selected and translated [from the Latin], with an introduction, by Robin Campbell

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The Penguin classics, L210

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Epistulae morales ad Lucilium

Summary

The power and wealth which Seneca the Younger (C.4 B.C.- A.D. 65) acquired as Nero's minister were in conflict with his Stoic beliefs. Nevertheless he was the outstanding figure of his age. The Stoic philosophy which Seneca professed in his writings, later supported by Marcus Aurelius, provided Rome with a passable bridge to Christianity. Seneca's major contribution to Stoicism was to spiritualize and humanize a system which could appear cold and unrealistic

Table Of Contents

Introduction. Seneca's life ; Seneca and philosophy -- Seneca and literature. His letters and other writings ; His style ; His influence and appeal ; Note on translation and text ; Postscript -- Letters -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Appendix. Tacitus' account of Seneca's death -- Index of persons and places

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Epistulae morales ad Lucilium

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