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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D.     Subjects     Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D. -- Correspondence.     Stoics -- Early works to 1800.     Ethics -- Early works to 1800.     Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800.     Philosophy, Ancient.     Philosophers -- Rome.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D.       by title:      Letters from a Stoic...      Epistulae morales ad...       by call number:      188 S475L     Search the Web     Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D.     Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D. -- Correspondence.     Stoics -- Early works to 1800.     Ethics -- Early works to 1800.     Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800.     Philosophy, Ancient.     Philosophers -- Rome.       MARC Display

Letters from a Stoic : Epistulae morales ad Lucilium / Seneca ; selected and translated with an introduction by Robin Campbell. by Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D. Penguin, 2004. Call #: 188 S475L Subjects Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D. -- Correspondence.   Stoics -- Early works to 1800.   Ethics -- Early works to 1800.   Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800.   Philosophy, Ancient.   Philosophers -- Rome. Series Penguin classics. ISBN:  9780140442106 (pbk.) Uniform title:  Epistulae morales ad Lucilium. English Description:  253 p. ; 20 cm. Notes:  Some copies may be permabound. "First published 1969. Reprinted with minor revisions 2004"--T.p. verso. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary:  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 the gladiatorial arena. The humanity and wit revealed in Seneca's interpretation of Stoicism is a moving and inspiring declaration of the dignity of the individual mind. Lucius Annaeus Seneca (often called Seneca the Younger or simply Seneca (c. 4 BC – AD 65) was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist, and in one work humorist, of the Silver Age of Latin literature. He was a tutor and later advisor to emperor Nero. While he was forced to commit suicide for alleged complicity in the Pisonian conspiracy to assassinate Nero, some sources state that he may have been innocent. His father was Seneca the Elder, his elder brother was Lucius Junius Gallio Annaeanus, and his nephew was the poet Lucan. Seneca generally employed a pointed rhetorical style. His writings expose traditional themes of Stoic philosophy: the universe is governed for the best by a rational providence; contentment is achieved through a simple, unperturbed life in accordance with nature and duty to the state; human suffering should be accepted and has a beneficial effect on the soul; study and learning are important. He emphasized practical steps by which the reader might confront life's problems. In particular, he considered it important to confront one's own mortality. The discussion of how to approach death dominates many of his letters. Other authors:  Campbell, Robin. Holds:  6   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 188 S475L Core Collection - Adult Item being held Add Copy to MyList Tantallon Public Library Adult Nonfiction 188 S475L Adult books Trace Add Copy to MyList

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