| Hardship and Happiness Contributor(s): Seneca, Lucius Annaeus (Author), Fantham, Elaine (Translator), Hine, Harry M. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0226748324 ISBN-13: 9780226748320 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $98.01 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval |
| Dewey: 188 |
| LCCN: 2013020404 |
| Series: Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 5.84" W x 8.71" (1.15 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BCE-65 CE) was a Roman Stoic philosopher, dramatist, statesman, and advisor to the emperor Nero, all during the Silver Age of Latin literature. The Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca is a fresh and compelling series of new English-language translations of his works in eight accessible volumes. Edited by Elizabeth Asmis, Shadi Bartsch, and Martha C. Nussbaum, this engaging collection helps restore Seneca--whose works have been highly praised by modern authors from Desiderius Erasmus to Ralph Waldo Emerson--to his rightful place among the classical writers most widely studied in the humanities. Hardship and Happiness collects a range of essays intended to instruct, from consolations--works that offer comfort to someone who has suffered a personal loss--to pieces on how to achieve happiness or tranquility in the face of a difficult world. Expertly translated, the essays will be read and used by undergraduate philosophy students and experienced scholars alike. |
Contributor Bio(s): Fantham, Elaine: - Elaine Fantham (1933-2016) was the Giger Professor of Latin at Princeton University from 1986 to 1999 and the author of many books and commentaries on Latin literature.Hine, Harry M.: - Harry M. Hine is professor emeritus in the School of Classics at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. |
