Letters from a Stoic

图书标准信息

• 作者 Lucius Annaeus Seneca 著
• 出版社 penguin
• ISBN 9780140442106
• 定价 118.20元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 256页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Forseveralyearsofhisturbulentlife,inwhichhewasdoggedbyillhealth,exileandpoliticaldanger,Seneca(c.4BC-AD65)wastheguidinghandoftheRomanEmpire.HisinspiredreasoningderivedmainlyfromtheStoicprinciples,whichhadoriginallybeendevelopedsomecenturiesearlierinAthens.ThisselectionofSeneca'slettersshowshimupholdingtheaustereethicalidealsofStoicism-thewisdomoftheself-possessedpersonimmunetoovermasteringemotionsandlife'ssetbacks-whilevaluingfriendshipandthecourageofordinarymen,andcriticizingtheharshtreatmentofslavesandthecrueltiesinthegladiatorialarena.ThehumanityandwitrevealedinSeneca'sinterpretationofStoicismisamovingandinspiringdeclarationofthedignityoftheindividualmind.

【作者简介】

AboutTheAuthor

LuciusAnnaeusSeneca,statesman,philosopher,advocateandmanofletters,wasbornatCordobainSpainaround4BC.HerosetoprominenceinRome,pursuingacareerinthecourtsandpoliticallife,forwhichhehadbeentrained

【目录】

Introduction
p.7Seneca'sLife
p.7SenecaandPhilosophy
p.14SenecaandLiterature
p.20Hislettersandotherwritings
p.