num_pages: 263
description: This superb volume offers the finest translation of Seneca's dialogues and essays in print capturing the full range of his philosophical interests. Here the Stoic philosopher outlines his thoughts on how to live in a troubled world. Tutor to the young emperor Nero Seneca wrote exercises in practical philosophy that draw upon contemporary Roman life and illuminate the intellectual concerns of the day. They also have much to say to the modern reader as Seneca ranges widely across subjects such as the shortness of life tranquility of mind anger mercy happiness and grief at the loss of a loved one. Seneca's accessible aphoristic style makes his writing especially attractive as an introduction to Stoic philosophy and belies its reputation for austerity and dogmatism.This edition combines a clear and modern translation by John Davies with Tobias Reinhardt's fascinating introduction to Seneca's career literary style and influence including a superb summary of Stoic philosophy and Seneca's interpretation of it. The book's notes are the fullest of any comparable edition.De Providentia De Ira Ad Helviam matrem De consolatione De Vita Beata De Tranquillitate Animi De Brevitate Vit Ad Marciam De consolatione De Clemantia Naturales quaestiones book 6 On Earthquakes.
language: English
title: Dialogues and Essays
publisher: Oxford University Press