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On the Shortness of Life
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On the Shortness of Life

BuchKartoniert, Paperback
Verkaufsrang103367inReligion
CHF16.90

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Timeless advice on the art of living well, from the celebrated Penguin Great Ideas series

The 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 through their eloquence, lucidity and wisdom.

Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. The Penguin Great Ideas series brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization, and helped make us who we are.
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ISBN/GTIN978-0-14-101881-2
ProduktartBuch
EinbandKartoniert, Paperback
ErscheinungslandVereinigtes Königreich
Erscheinungsdatum02.09.2004
Seiten112 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
MasseBreite 110 mm, Höhe 180 mm, Dicke 5 mm
Gewicht73 g
Artikel-Nr.2064393
KatalogBuchzentrum
Datenquelle-Nr.9508948
WarengruppeReligion
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Lucius Annaeus Seneca, statesman, philosopher, advocate and man of letters, was born in Spain around 4BC. He rose to prominence at Rome, pursuing a double career in the courts and political life, until Claudius sent him into exile exile on the island of Corsica for eight years. Recalled in AD49, he was appointed tutor to the boy who was to become, in AD54, the emperor Nero. Seneca acted for eight years as Nero's unofficial chief minister until Nero too turned against him and he retired from public life to devote himself to philosophy and writing. In AD65, following the discovery of a plot against the emperor, he and many others were compelled by Nero to commit suicide.


C.D.N. Costa has spent most of his working life at Birmingham University, where he is Professor of Classics and Chairman of the School of Antiquity. Among other works, he has written commentaries on the works of Seneca, Letters, Dialogues and the tragedy Medea.