Seneca on society : a guide to De Beneficiis / Miriam T. Griffin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Griffin, Miriam T. (Miriam Tamara)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D. De beneficiis.

Seneca, Lucius Annaeus.

Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D--Criticism, Textual.

Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D--Criticism and interpretation.

Society in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (410 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, [England] : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A volume which explores in detail Seneca's 'De Beneficiis'. Divided into three sections, it looks at the historical and philosophical context of the work, its relation to Seneca's other texts, and concludes with a detailed synopsis of each book, accompanied by notes in commentary form.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Introduction""; ""Part I: The Subject-Matter of De beneficiis""; ""1. Cicero and Seneca""; ""2. De beneficiis and Philosophy""; ""A. The Philosophical Tradition before Seneca""; ""B. Characteristics of Seneca�s Philosophical Approach to Beneficence""; ""3. De beneficiis and Roman Society""; ""A. The Social Phenomenon treated by Seneca""; ""B. The Relevance of De beneficiis to Contemporary Roman Society""; ""C. De beneficiis as a Reaction to Social Change""; ""D. Limitations of Seneca�s Perspective on Beneficence""

""E. The Personal Perspective of the amicus principis on Beneficence""""Part II: Seneca�s Treatise""; ""4. The Date and Addressee""; ""5. The Title""; ""6. The Structure of De beneficiis""; ""7. The Pedagogic Strategy of De beneficiis""; ""A. Teaching by Praecepta""; ""B. The Evolution of Teaching Styles""; ""C. The Progress of Aebutius Liberalis""; ""8. De beneficiis and Seneca�s Other Philosophical Works""; ""9. The Afterlife of De beneficiis up to the Renaissance""; ""Part III: A Map of De beneficiis""; ""Synopses with Accompanying Notes""; ""Synopsis of Book 1""

""Notes to Synopsis of Book 1""""Synopsis of Book 2""; ""Notes to Synopsis of Book 2""; ""Synopsis of Book 3""; ""Notes to Synopsis of Book 3""; ""Synopsis of Book 4""; ""Notes to Synopsis of Book 4""; ""Synopsis of Book 5""; ""Notes to Synopsis of Book 5""; ""Synopsis of Book 6""; ""Notes to Synopsis of Book 6""; ""Synopsis of Book 7""; ""Notes to Synopsis of Book 7""; ""Biographical Notes on Persons Mentioned in De beneficiis""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index Locorum""; ""A""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""V""

""X""""General Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Z""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-183827-6

0-19-174496-4

0-19-150884-5

OCLC:

868068013