Hardship and Happiness
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Hardship and Happiness
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.
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.
352 pages | 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 | © 2014
The Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca
History: Ancient and Classical History
Literature and Literary Criticism: Classical Languages
Philosophy: History and Classic Works
Reviews
Table of Contents
Seneca and His World
Note on Translations and Their Sequence
Consolation to Marcia
translated by harry m. hine
Translator’s Introduction
Consolation to Marcia
Notes
Consolation to Helvia
translated by gareth d. williams
Translator’s Introduction
Consolation to Helvia
Notes
Consolation to Polybius
translated by harry m. hine
Translator’s Introduction
Consolation to Polybius
Notes
On the Shortness of Life
translated by gareth d. williams
Translator’s Introduction
On the Shortness of Life
Notes
On the Constancy of the Wise Person
Translated by James Ker
Translator’s Introduction
On the Constancy of the Wise Person
Notes
References
On Tranquility of Mind
Translated by Elaine Fantham
Translator’s Introduction
On Tranquility of Mind
Notes
Bibliography
On Leisure
translated by gareth d. williams
Translator’s Introduction
On Leisure
Notes
On the Happy Life
translated by james ker
Translator’s Introduction
On the Happy Life
Notes
References
On Providence
translated by james ker
Translator’s Introduction
On Providence
Notes
References