Dialogues and letters

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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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Full title :Dialogues and letters / Seneca ; edited and translated by C.D.N. Costa.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:©1997.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Penguin Books
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:©1997.

The Physical Object

Description:xxv, 132 pages ; : 20 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0140446796, 9780140446791
oclc:ocm37428436
LC Classification:PA6665
Dewey Decimal:188

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. I 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).

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Dialogues, Latin Dialogues, Latin -- Translations into E… Early works Ethics Ethics -- Early works to 1800 Morale -- Ouvrages avant 1800 Philosophie -- Ouvrages avant 1800 Philosophy Philosophy -- Early works to 1800 Seneca, Lucius Annaeus Translations