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Zusatztext Here is a work that completely fulfils its declared aim of guiding students and teachers but which! through its depth! originality! and weight! goes beyond that and considerably advances our understanding of the treatise. ...Griffin offers us an instrument of the first order to accompany the reading of a work that is at times perplexing. Informationen zum Autor Miriam T. Griffin is Emeritus Fellow of Somerville College, Oxford. Klappentext 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 an in-depth synopsis of each book, accompanied by notes in commentary form. Zusammenfassung 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 an in-depth synopsis of each book, accompanied by notes in commentary form. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Abbreviations Introduction Part I: The Subject-Matter of De beneficiis 1: Cicero and Seneca 2: De beneficiis and Philosophy 3: De beneficiis and Roman Society 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 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 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 General Index ...
