| Seneca: de Otio; de Brevitate Vitae Contributor(s): Seneca (Author), Williams, Gareth (Editor), Williams, G. D. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521588065 ISBN-13: 9780521588065 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $43.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2003 Annotation: This edition of Seneca's De otio and De brevitate vitae introduces undergraduates and more advanced students to the complex artistic method and provocative message of Senecan philosophy. De otio and De brevitate vitae balance each other by representing different but complementary aspects of Senecan/Stoic thought: in De otio, one's duty to the active life for the social good, in De brevitate vitae, one's duty to oneself in reclaiming life from the impositions made upon it from outside. A central preoccupation of both texts is to promote the benefits of an inner existence of the personal, insulated against the pressures of everyday life. In this respect this edition emphasizes the relevance of the Senecan message to modern reflection on the claims of the 'balanced' life and on the complex relationship of the individual to society. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical - Language Arts & Disciplines |
| Dewey: 188 |
| LCCN: 2002031055 |
| Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 4.86" W x 7.42" (0.66 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This edition of Seneca's De otio and De brevitate vitae introduces undergraduates and more advanced students to Senecan philosophy. Both texts promote the benefits of living an inner existence insulated from everyday pressures. This edition emphasizes the relevance of the provocative Senecan message of a balanced life and his views on the complex relationship of the individual to society. |