Selected Letters (Tatti Renaissance Library (HUP) CONTINS PASS TO - info@harvardup.co.uk)

by Seneca

Elaine Fantham (Translator)

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'You ask what is the proper measure of wealth? The best measure is to have what is necessary, and next best, to have enough. Keep well!'

The letters written by the Stoic philosopher and tragedian Seneca to his friend Lucilius are in effect moral essays, whose purpose is to reinforce Lucilius' struggle to achieve wisdom and serenity, uninfluenced by worldly emotions. Seneca advises his friend on how to do without what is superfluous, whether on the subject of happiness, riches, reputation, or the emotions. The letters include literary critical discussions, moral exhortation, exemplary heroes and episodes from Roman...Read more
  • ISBN10 0199533210
  • ISBN13 9780199533213
  • Publish Date 11 March 2010 (first published 1 January 2010)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Oxford University Press
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 368
  • Language English