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  1. A Student's Seneca: Ten Letters and Selections from de Providentia and de Vita Beata (Häftad)

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    Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Seneca, M. John D. Usher

    ISBN: 9780806137445 - UTGIVEN: 200603

    Born in 4 b.c., Seneca lived during one of the most turbulent times in Roman history. He served as tutor and then adviser to the emperor Nero, witnessing firsthand many crimes and debaucheries. His experiences led him to turn away from public life and retreat into philosophical contemplation. A lead[...]

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    från 243.00 kr
  2. Seneca - Tragoediae (Inbunden)

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    Lucius Annaeus Seneca

    ISBN: 9780198146575 - UTGIVEN: 1986-07-03

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    från 434.00 kr
  3. Seneca: Anger, Mercy, Revenge (Pocket)

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    Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Robert A. (TRN) Kaster, Martha C. (TRN) Nussbaum

    ISBN: 9780226748429 - UTGIVEN: 2012-11

    Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BCE - 65 CE) was a Roman Stoic philosopher, dramatist, statesman, and adviser 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 [...]

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    från 384.00 kr
  4. The Stoic Philosophy of Seneca: Essays and Letters (Häftad)

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    Moses Hadas, Lucius Annaeus Seneca

    ISBN: 9780393004595 - UTGIVEN: 196809

    In The Stoic Philosophy of Seneca, representative selections from Seneca's writings offer the reader an excellent introduction to the range of his work. The selections are drawn from the essays, or dialogues, and the "Consolations;" from the treatises, of which "On Clemency," addressed to the young [...]

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    från 119.00 kr
  5. Seneca (Inbunden)

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    Lucius Annaeus Seneca

    ISBN: 9780674992368 - UTGIVEN: 1979-06-01

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    från 369.00 kr
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    från 178.00 kr
  7. On the Shortness of Life (Häftad)

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    Seneca, Lucius Annaeus Seneca

    ISBN: 9780143036326 - UTGIVEN: 200509

    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.Now, Penguin brings you[...]

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    från 195.00 kr
  8. Selected Letters (Pocket)

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    Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Elaine Fantham, Lucius Annaeus Seneca

    ISBN: 9780199533213 - UTGIVEN: 201005

    '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 is to reinforce Lucilius' stru[...]

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    från 152.00 kr
  9. Natural Questions (Pocket)

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    Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Harry M. (TRN) Hine, Lucius Annaeus Seneca

    ISBN: 9780226748399 - UTGIVEN: 2014-08

    Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BCE-65 CE) was a Roman Stoic philosopher, dramatist, statesman, and adviser 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 e[...]

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    från 331.00 kr
  10. Other Council Fires Were Here Before Ours: A Classic Native American Creation Story as Retold by a Seneca Elder and Her Gra (häftad)

    ISBN: 9780062507631 - UTGIVEN: 1991-09

    A retelling of the Seneca creation story and prophesies for the future.

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    från 230.00 kr
  11. Letters from a Stoic (Storpocket)

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    Lucius Annaeus Seneca

    ISBN: 9780140442106 - UTGIVEN: 197401

    A philosophy that saw self-possession as the key to an existence lived 'in accordance with nature', Stoicism called for the restraint of animal instincts and the severing of emotional ties. These beliefs were formulated by the Athenian followers of Zeno in the fourth century BC, but it was in Seneca[...]

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    från 106.00 kr
  12. The Satyricon; The Apocolocyntosis of the Divine Claudius (Häftad)

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    Petronius Arbiter, Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Petronius

    ISBN: 9780140444896 - UTGIVEN: 198612

    The Satyricon is a classic of comedy, a superbly funny picture of Nero's Rome as seen through the eyes of Petronius, its most amorous and elegant courtier. William Arrowsmith's translation - a lovely, modern, unexpurgated text - recatpures all the ribald humor of Petronius's picaresque satire. It [...]

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    från 125.00 kr
  13. Dialogues and Letters (Storpocket)

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    Lucius Annaeus Seneca

    ISBN: 9780140446791 - UTGIVEN: 199705

    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 to offer solace to his mother[...]

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    från 120.00 kr
  14. On the Shortness of Life (Pocket)

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    Lucius Annaeus Seneca

    ISBN: 9780141018812 - UTGIVEN: 200409

    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. Now Penguin brings you t[...]

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    från 97.00 kr
  15. Letters from a Stoic (Inbunden)

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    Lucius Annaeus Seneca

    ISBN: 9780141395852 - UTGIVEN: 2014-10

    A philosophy that saw self-possession as the key to an existence lived 'in accordance with nature', Stoicism called for restraint of animal instincts and severing of emotional ties. Seneca's contribution to a seemingly unsympathetic creed was to transform it into an inspiring declaration of the dign[...]

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    från 108.00 kr
  16. Six Tragedies (Pocket)

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    Seneca

    ISBN: 9780192807069 - UTGIVEN: 2010-02-28

    This is a lively, readable and accurate verse translation of the six best plays by one of the most influential of all classical Latin writers. The volume includes Phaedra, Oedipus, Medea, Trojan Women, Hercules Furens, and Thyestes, together with an invaluable introduction and notes.[...]

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    från 151.00 kr
  17. Reading Seneca: Stoic Philosophy at Rome (Inbunden)

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    Brad Inwood

    ISBN: 9780199250899 - UTGIVEN: 2005-06-16

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    från 1257.00 kr
  18. Reading Seneca (Häftad)

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    Brad Inwood

    ISBN: 9780199250905 - UTGIVEN: 2008-03

    Brad Inwood presents a selection of his most influential essays on the philosophy of Seneca, the Roman Stoic thinker, statesman, and tragedian of the first century AD. Including two brand-new pieces, and a helpful introduction to orient the reader, this volume will be an essential guide for anyone s[...]

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    från 484.00 kr
  19. Dialogues and Essays (Häftad)

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    Lucius Annaeus Seneca

    ISBN: 9780199552405 - UTGIVEN: 200809

    '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 practical philosophy that draw upon conte[...]

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    från 152.00 kr
  20. Seneca: Selected Philosophical Letters (Häftad)

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    Brad Inwood

    ISBN: 9780199575626 - UTGIVEN: 2010-03

    Seneca's Letters to Lucilius are a rich source of information about ancient Stoicism, an influential work for early modern philosophers, and a fascinating philosophical document in their own right. This selection of the letters aims to include those which are of greatest philosophical interest, espe[...]

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    från 345.00 kr
  21. Seneca: Medea (Inbunden)

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    A. J. Boyle

    ISBN: 9780199602087 - UTGIVEN: 2014-01

    The myth of the sorceress Medea, who, abandoned by her Argonaut husband Jason, killed their children in revenge, has exerted a continuous impact on European writers and artists from classical Greece to the present day. The ancient Romans were especially drawn to the myth, but Seneca's tragedy is the[...]

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    från 1426.00 kr
  22. Seneca (Pocket)

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    A. J. Boyle

    ISBN: 9780199660506 - UTGIVEN: 2012-10-23

    A full-scale critical edition with commentary of Seneca's Oedipus, the only surviving ancient Roman play on one of the most important and enduring myths of European intellectual history and a work of exceptional historical and dramatic interest. The verse translation is designed for both performance[...]

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    från 538.00 kr
  23. The Greatest Empire: A Life of Seneca (Inbunden)

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    Emily Wilson

    ISBN: 9780199926640 - UTGIVEN: 2014-10

    By any measure, Seneca (?4-65AD) is one of the most significant figures in both Roman literature and ancient philosophy. His writings are voluminous and diverse, ranging from satire to disturbing, violent tragedies, from metaphysical theory to moral and political discussions of virtue and anger. Sen[...]

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    från 549.00 kr