Seneca: Moral and Political Essays - Moral and Political Essays

Informationen zum Autor Lucius Annaeus Seneca the Younger usually known as Seneca, was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist, and, in one work, satirist, from the post-Augustan age of Latin literature. Klappentext New translations of significant political writings of Seneca! the most important Stoic philosopher. Zusammenfassung This volume offers translations of the most important of Seneca's 'Moral Essays': On Anger! On Mercy! On the Private Life and the first four books of On Favours. A general introduction describes Seneca's life and career and explains the fundamental ideas underlying the Stoic moral! social and political philosophy in the essays. Inhaltsverzeichnis Editors' notes; General introduction; Abbreviations; On Anger; On Mercy; On the Private Life; On Favours; Biographical notes; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Seneca, Lucius Annaeus Seneca
• Assisted by: John M. Cooper (Editor), J. F. Procope (Editor), J. F. Procopé (Editor), John M. Cooper (Translation)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.06.1995
• EAN: 9780521348188
• ISBN: 978-0-521-34818-8
• No. of pages: 370
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas