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Letters from a stoic

Paperback • 2020 • English • 1. edition

Letters from a stoic: epistulae morales ad Lucilium

By Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Part of the series Penguin classics

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For several years of his turbulent life, in which he was dogged by ill health, exile and danger, Seneca was the guiding hand of the Roman Empire. This selection of Seneca's letters shows him upholding the ideals of Stoicism - the wisdom of the self-possessed person immune to life's setbacks - while valuing friendship and courage, 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 mov...Show more

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9780140442106

Publisher

Penguin

Published year

2020

Language

English

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1

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Letters from a stoic

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Paperback

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