Dialogues and Letters
$20.81
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
1 July 1997
Summary
Seneca’s Wisdom: Dialogues and Letters on Life’s Trials
A selection of dialogues and letters of one of the most eloquent - and influential - masters of Latin prose.
A major writer and a leading figure in the public life of Rome, Seneca (c. 4BC-AD 65) ranks among the most eloquent and influential masters of Latin prose. This selection explores his thoughts on philosophy and the trials of life. In the Consolation to Helvia he strives to offer solace to his mother, following hi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140446791 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140446796 |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
| Author: | Seneca, C. Costa |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 1 July 1997 |
| Weight: | 125g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 9mm |
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About The Author
Seneca
C. D. N. COSTA is Professor of Classics and Chairman of the School of Antiquity at Birmingham University. His main research has been writing commentaries on the world of Seneca, Letters, Dialogues and the tragedy Medea, and he has also edited Lucretius V and a book of essays on Horace. Some of his translations of Seneca’s Letters have been given broadcast readings by Paul Scofield on BBC Radio 3.
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