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Seneca's Moral epistles / selected and edited with introduction, notes, and vocabulary by Anna Lydia Motto.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D., author.
- Standardized Title:
- Epistulae morales ad Lucilium. Selections (Motto). Latin (Reynolds)
- Language:
- English
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Conduct of life--Early works to 1800.
- Conduct of life.
- Ethics--Early works to 1800.
- Ethics.
- Genre:
- Early works.
- Latin letters.
- Physical Description:
- xxxi, 213 pages ; 23 cm
- Other Title:
- Moral epistles
- Place of Publication:
- Wauconda, IL : Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, Inc., [2001]
- Language Note:
- Epistles in Latin.
- Summary:
- Seneca's Moral Epistles offers an intriguing selection in unadapted Latin of 40 letters of Seneca on philosophical and practical topics ranging from the lofty ("On Integrating Knowledge" and "God Within You") to the nitty-gritty: debauchery at resort baths ("Baiae and Vice") and the woes of over-training ("Against Strenuous Physical Exercise"). These letters provide a fascinating glimpse into the daily life of Rome in the Empire and one man's contemplation of it. Seneca's is a Roman voice not often heard: he condemns slavery, and denounces the gladiatorial combats and the excesses for which the Roman Empire became notorious. Living in an era of corruption and tyranny, Seneca came forth as a "physician of souls," eager to impart ethical and moral precepts that would enable his fellow men to overcome their weaknesses and attain true happiness, and offer significant ethical concepts to St. Paul. Seneca's Moral Epistles is an excellent introduction to Seneca's stoic moral and practical philosophy for intermediate and advanced students of Latin. This redesigned reprint of the 1985 Scholar's Press edition is an attractive, affordable, and user-friendly edition. --Publisher description.
- Contents:
- Seneca's Life and Work
- Seneca's Philosophy
- Seneca's Style
- Text: Selected Epistles
- Epistle One: The Value of Time
- Epistle Two: He is Nowhere Who Is Everywhere
- Epistle Three: On Friendship
- Epistle Five: The Golden Mean
- Epistle Six: The Joy of Sharing One's Possessions with One's Friends
- Epistle Seven: Avoid the Crowd
- Epistle Eleven: Wisdom Unable to Suppress Natural Emotions
- Epistle Twelve: The Advantages of Old Age
- Epistle Fifteen: Against Strenuous Physical Exercise
- Epistle Sixteen: Philosophy: Life's Guide
- Epistle Eighteen: On Practicing Poverty
- Epistle Twenty-one: A Lasting Monument
- Epistle Twenty-three: True Joy Is a Stern Matter
- Epistle Twenty-seven: Virtue Alone Gives Everlasting Joy
- Epistle Twenty-eight: Travel Cannot Cure the Soul's Maladies
- Epistle Thirty-four: The Teacher's Joy at His Pupil's Success
- Epistle Thirty-seven: Soldiering toward the Good Life
- Epistle Thirty-eight: The Intimacy and Value of Conversation
- Epistle Forty-one: God within You
- Epistle Forty-two: The Rarity of the Vir Bonus
- Epistle Forty-three: No Escape from One's Own Conscience
- Epistle Forty-four: Philosophy Never Looks to Pedigrees
- Epistle Forty-seven: Not Slaves, but Fellow Slaves
- Epistle Fifty: Becoming Better Daily
- Epistle Fifty-one: Baiae and Vice
- Epistle Fifty-two: Man Needs a Moral Guide
- Epistle Fifty-three: Tossed upon Land and Sea
- Epistle Fifty-four: On Sickness and Death
- Epistle Fifty-six: The Philosopher in the Bathhouse
- Epistle Sixty: Man's Supplication for Affliction
- Epistle Sixty-one: Live Each Day As If It Were Your Last
- Epistle Sixty-two: Scorn Riches: Seize the Wealth of the Ages
- Epistle Sixty-three: The Moderation of Grief
- Epistle Seventy-two: The Priority of Philosophy
- Epistle Eighty: Virtue Is within the Reach of Those Who Wish It
- Epistle Eighty-four: On Integrating Knowledge
- Epistle Ninety: Wisdom, Skill, and the Golden Age
- Epistle Ninety-six: On Paying the Manly Tribute to Life
- Epistle One Hundred Twelve: The Intransigence of Vice
- Epistle One Hundred Fourteen: Style is the Man.
- Notes:
- "Previously published by Scholar's Press as Seneca, Moral epistles, copyright 1985, American Philological Association"--Title page verso.
- The Latin text is that of L.D. Reynolds (Oxford Classical texts, 1965).
- Includes bibliographical references (pages xxix-xxx).
- ISBN:
- 0865164878
- 9780865164871
- OCLC:
- 47658829
- Publisher Number:
- 90100686506
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