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Dialogues and Letters

By Seneca
Translated by C. D. N. Costa

By Seneca
Translated by C. D. N. Costa

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Nov 01, 1997 | ISBN 9780140446791

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About Dialogues and Letters

Included in this volume are the dialogues On the Shortness of Life and On Tranquility of Mind, which are eloquent classic statements of Stoic ideals of fortitude and self-reliance. This selection also features extracts from Natural Questions, Seneca’s exploration of such phenomena as the cataracts of the Nile and earthquakes, and the Consolation of Helvia, in which he tenderly tries to soothe his mother’s pain at their separation.

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Also by Seneca

Letters from a Stoic
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On the Shortness of Life
The Satyricon/Seneca, The Apocolocyntosis
Four Tragedies and Octavia
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About Seneca

Lucius Annaeus Seneca, statesman, philosopher, advocate and man of letters, was born at Cordoba in Spain around 4 BC. He rose to prominence in Rome, pursuing a career in the courts and political life, for which he had been trained,… More about Seneca

Product Details

Category: Literary Collections | Ancient World History | Nonfiction Classics | Biography & Memoir

Paperback | $17.00
Published by Penguin Classics
Nov 01, 1997 | 160 Pages | ISBN 9780140446791
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Table Of Contents

Dialogues and Letters – Seneca Preface
Introduction
A Note on the Text
Further Reading
Dialogues
Consolation to Helvia
On Tranquillity of Mind
On the Shortness of Life
Letters
Letter 24
Letter 57
Letter 79
Letter 110
from Natural Questions
1. praef. 1-10 [Seneca urges Lucilius to enjoy the inspiration and benefits of philosophical study]
4A.2.4-6 [The Cataracts of the Nile]
6.1.4-7 [The terrors of earthquakes]
Notes
Index

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