Letters from a Stoic: Epistulae Morales Ad Lucilium - Paperback
by Seneca
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Availability:In StockContributor:Seneca, Robin Campbell (Translator), Robin Campbell (Introduction by)Series:Penguin ClassicsAudience:Young AdultPublish date:1969-07-30Pages:254
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin ClassicsISBN-13:9780140442106ISBN-10:140442103UPC:9780140442106Book Category:PhilosophyBook Subcategory:History & Surveys, Ethics & Moral PhilosophyBook Topic:Ancient & ClassicalSize:7.77 x 5.07 x 0.64 inchesWeight:0.4211Product ID:SCXHWAS1AR
Letters from a Stoic: Epistulae Morales Ad Lucilium
"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, Seneca was the guiding hand of the Roman Empire. His inspired reasoning derived mainly from the Stoic principles, which had originally been developed some centuries earlier in Athens. This selection of Seneca's letters shows him upholding the...
Series: Penguin Classics
Audience: Young Adult
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin ClassicsISBN-13:9780140442106ISBN-10:140442103UPC:9780140442106Book Category:PhilosophyBook Subcategory:History & Surveys, Ethics & Moral PhilosophyBook Topic:Ancient & ClassicalSize:7.77 x 5.07 x 0.64 inchesWeight:0.4211Product ID:SCXHWAS1AR
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (c.4BC-AD65) was born in Cordoba, Spain, where he was brought up studying the traditional virtues of republican Roman life. He became a teacher of rhetoric but attracted attention for his incisive style of writing. Closely linked to Nero, his death was ordered by the emperor in AD65. Seneca committed suicide. Robin Campbell is a well-known translator.
Publisher: Penguin Classics
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Seneca, Robin Campbell (Translator), Robin Campbell (Introduction by)
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