Synopses & Reviews
This edition of Seneca's De otio and De brevitate vitae introduces undergraduates and more advanced students to Senecan philosophy. Both texts promote the benefits of living an inner existence insulated from everyday pressures. This edition emphasizes the relevance of the provocative Senecan message of a "balanced" life and his views on the complex relationship of the individual to society.
Review
'\"...scholarly and comprehensive...will be useful (indeed, essential) for Senecan scholars and their graduate students.\" Mark Morford, University of Virginia, The Classical Outlook\"...a welcome resource that...does a good job of opening up these texts to readers, from advanced Latin students to specialists.\" Bryn Mawr Classical Review'
Synopsis
Introduces students to the complex artistic method and provocative message of Senecan philosophy.
Synopsis
This edition, the first modern one in English, introduces undergraduates and more advanced students to the therapeutic possibilities of Seneca's Stoic philosophy and to his complex artistic method. The short treatises De otio and De brevitate vitae balance each other by representing different but complementary aspects of Senecan philosophy: in De otio, one's duty to the 'active' life, in De brevitate vitae, one's duty to oneself in reclaiming life from the impositions made upon the self. The Latin text is accompanied by an introduction and literary and linguistic commentary.
Synopsis
Introduces students to the complex artistic method and provocative message of Senecan philosophy.
Table of Contents
Introduction; L. ANNAEI SENECAE DE OTIO; DE BREVITATE VITAE; Commentary.