Télécharger le livre :  Letters from a Stoic
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DISCOVER THE ENDURING LEGACY OF ANCIENT STOICISM Since Roman antiquity, Lucius Annaeus Seneca’s Letters have been one of the greatest expressions of Stoic philosophy. In a highly accessible and timeless way, Seneca reveals the importance of cultivating virtue and the...

Editeur : Capstone
Parution : 2021-03-03
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Télécharger le livre :  How To Be a Stoic
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'Don't hope that events will turn out the way you want, welcome events in whichever way they happen'How can we cope when life's events seem beyond our control? These words of consolation and inspiration from the three great Stoic philosophers - Epictetus, Seneca and...

Editeur : Penguin
Parution : 2020-09-24

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Télécharger le livre :  Phaedra and Other Plays
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Living in Rome under Caligula and later a tutor to Nero, Seneca witnessed the extremes of human behaviour. His shocking and bloodthirsty plays not only reflect a brutal period of history but also show how guilt, sorrow, anger and desire lead individuals to violence. The...

Editeur : Penguin
Parution : 2011-08-25

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Télécharger le livre :  Selected Letters
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'You ask what is the proper measure of wealth? The best measure is to have what is necessary, and next best, to have enough. Keep well!' The letters written by the Stoic philosopher and tragedian Seneca to his friend Lucilius are in effect moral essays, whose purpose...

Editeur : OUP Oxford
Parution : 2010-03-11

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Télécharger le livre :  Selected Letters
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'You ask what is the proper measure of wealth? The best measure is to have what is necessary, and next best, to have enough. Keep well!' The letters written by the Stoic philosopher and tragedian Seneca to his friend Lucilius are in effect moral essays, whose purpose...

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Parution : 2010-03-11

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Télécharger le livre :  Six Tragedies
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Phaedra * Oedipus * Medea * Trojan Women * Hercules Furens * Thyestes Seneca's plays are the product of a sensational, frightening, and oppressive period of history. Tutor to the emperor Nero, Seneca lived through uncertain and violent times, and his dramas depict...

Editeur : OUP Oxford
Parution : 2010-01-14

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Télécharger le livre :  Six Tragedies
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Phaedra * Oedipus * Medea * Trojan Women * Hercules Furens * Thyestes Seneca's plays are the product of a sensational, frightening, and oppressive period of history. Tutor to the emperor Nero, Seneca lived through uncertain and violent times, and his dramas depict...

Editeur : OUP Oxford
Parution : 2010-01-14

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Télécharger le livre :  Dialogues and Essays
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'No man is crushed by misfortune unless he has first been deceived by prosperity.' In these dialogues and essays the Stoic philosopher Seneca outlines his thoughts on how to live in a troubled world. Tutor to the young emperor Nero, Seneca wrote exercises in...

Editeur : OUP Oxford
Parution : 2007-10-11

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'No man is crushed by misfortune unless he has first been deceived by prosperity.' In these dialogues and essays the Stoic philosopher Seneca outlines his thoughts on how to live in a troubled world. Tutor to the young emperor Nero, Seneca wrote exercises in...

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Télécharger le livre :  Dialogues and Letters
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A major writer and a leading figure in the public life of Rome, Seneca (c. 4BC-AD 65) ranks among the most eloquent and influential masters of Latin prose. This selection explores his thoughts on philosophy and the trials of life. In the Consolation to Helvia he strives...

Editeur : Penguin
Parution : 2005-02-24

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Télécharger le livre :  Four Tragedies and Octavia
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Based on the legends used in Greek drama, Seneca's plays are notable for the exuberant ruthlessness with which disastrous events are foretold and then pursued to their tragic and often bloodthirsty ends. Thyestes depicts the menace of an ancestral curse hanging over two...

Editeur : Penguin
Parution : 2005-02-24

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Télécharger le livre :  The Satyricon: the Apocolocyntosis
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Perhaps the strangest - and most strikingly modern - work to survive from the ancient world, The Satyricon relates the hilarious mock epic adventures of the impotent Encolpius, and his struggle to regain virility. Here Petronius brilliantly brings to life the...

Editeur : Penguin
Parution : 2005-01-27

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Télécharger le livre :  On the Shortness of Life
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Timeless advice on the art of living well, from the celebrated Penguin Great Ideas seriesThe writings of the ancient Roman philosopher Seneca offer powerful insights into stoicism, morality and the importance of reason, and continue to provide profound guidance to many...

Editeur : Penguin
Parution : 2004-09-02

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Télécharger le livre :  Letters from a Stoic
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'It is philosophy that has the duty of protecting us ... without it no one can lead a life free of fear or worry'For several years of his turbulent life, in which he was dogged by ill health, exile and danger, Seneca was the guiding hand of the Roman Empire. This...

Editeur : Penguin
Parution : 2004-08-26

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