Description |
1 online resource (xxix, 318 pages). |
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text file PDF |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Series |
Complete works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D.
Works. English. 2010.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Seneca and his world -- Consolation to Marcia -- Consolation to Helvia -- Consolation to Polybius -- On the shortness of life -- On the constancy of the wise person -- On tranquility of mind -- On leisure -- On the happy life -- On providence. |
Summary |
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BCE-65 CE) was a Roman Stoic philosopher, dramatist, statesman, and advisor to the emperor Nero, all during the Silver Age of Latin literature. The Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca is a fresh and compelling series of new English-language translations of his works in eight accessible volumes. Edited by world-renowned classicists Elizabeth Asmis, Shadi Bartsch, and Martha C. Nussbaum, this engaging collection helps restore Seneca-whose works have been highly praised by modern authors from Desiderius Erasmus to Ralph Waldo Emerson-to his rightful place among the cl. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Language |
In English. |
Subject |
Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800.
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Conduct of life. |
Chronological Term |
Early works to 1800 |
Subject |
Happiness -- Early works to 1800.
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Happiness. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Early works.
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Added Author |
Fantham, Elaine, editor.
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Hine, Harry M., editor.
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Ker, James, editor.
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Williams, Gareth D., editor.
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Added Title |
Works. Selections. English. 2014 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2013055715
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Other Form: |
Print version: Seneca, Lucius Annaeus. Hardship and Happiness. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2014 9780226748320 |
ISBN |
9780226108353 (electronic book) |
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022610835X (electronic book) |
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9780226748320 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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0226748324 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
Standard No. |
10.7208/9780226108353 |
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