Seneca on Society - A Guide to De Beneficiis

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 a detailed 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 a detailed synopsis of each book, accompanied by notes in commentary form. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Abbreviations Introduction Part One: The Subject Matter of De Beneficiis 1: Cicero and Seneca 2: De Beneficiis and Philosophy 3: De Beneficiis and Roman Society Part Two: Seneca's Treatise 4: The Date and Addressee 5: The Title 6: The Structure 7: The Paedagogic Strategy 8: De Beneficiis and Seneca's other Philosophical Works 9: The Afterlife of De Beneficiis up to the Renaissance Part Three: 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 Biographical Notes on Persons in De Beneficiis Bibliography Index Locorum General Index

Product details

• Authors: Miriam T. Griffin, Miriam T. (Emeritus Fellow of Somerville Griffin, Miriam T. (Emeritus Fellow of Somerville College Griffin, Griffin Miriam T.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.02.2013
• EAN: 9780199245482
• ISBN: 978-0-19-924548-2
• No. of pages: 410
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, Latin, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Ethics & moral philosophy, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient Rome, Ethics and moral philosophy, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory