Letters from a Stoic
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 austere ethical ideals of Stoicism-the wisdom of the self-possessed person immune to overmastering emotions and life's setbacks-while valuing friendship and the courage of ordinary men, and criticizing the harsh treatment of slaves and the cruelties in th…
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Weitere Autoren: Campbell, Robin (Hrsg.) / Campbell, Robin (Einf.) / Campbell, Robin (Übers.)
- ISBN: 978-0-14-044210-6
- EAN: 9780140442106
- Produktnummer: 9300808
- Verlag: Penguin Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
- Seitenangabe: 256 S.
- Ausstattung: B-Format Paperback
- Masse: H19.8 cm x B12.8 cm x D1.6 cm 192 g
- Gewicht: 192
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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.
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