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Seneca: Selected Letters (Seneca)(Paperback)

The letters of Seneca are uniquely engaging; they offer an urgent guide to Stoic self-improvement but also cast light on Roman attitudes towards slavery, gladiatorial combat and suicide. This edition of a selection elucidates their language, literary style and distinctive approach to philosophy

Seneca: Selected Letters (Seneca)(Paperback)

Seneca's letters to his friend Lucilius are powerful moral essays that also yield illuminating insight into Seneca's personal life and the truly turbulent times in which he lived. One of the great Stoic philosophers, Seneca here guides Lucilius' struggle to achieve wisdom and serenity, uninfluenced

Letters on Ethics - To Lucilius (Seneca Lucius Annaeus)(Paperback / softback)

The Roman statesman and philosopher Seneca (4 BCE-65 CE) recorded his moral philosophy and reflections on life as a highly original kind of correspondence. Letters on Ethics includes vivid descriptions of town and country life in Nero's Italy, discussions of poetry and oratory, and philosophical

Letters from a Stoic: Epistulae Morales Ad Lucilium - Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Selected from the Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium, Seneca's Letters from a Stoic are a set of 'essays in disguise' from one of the most insightful philosophers of the Silver Age of Roman literature. This Penguin Classics edition is translated from the Latin with an introduction by Robin Campbell.A

Seneca's Letters from a Stoic (Seneca Lucius Annaeus)(Paperback)

As chief advisor to the emperor Nero, Lucius Annaeus Seneca was most influential in ancient Rome as a power behind the throne. His lasting fame derives from his writings on Stoic ideology, in which philosophy is a practical form of self-improvement rather than a matter of argument or wordplay

Seneca Letters: A Selection (Maunder Eliot)(Paperback)

This is the OCR-endorsed publication from Bloomsbury for the Latin A-Level (Group 2) prescription of Seneca's Letters, giving full Latin text, commentary and vocabulary for Letters 51, 53 and 57, with a detailed introduction that also covers the prescribed text to be read in English. The most

Seneca - A Life (Wilson Emily)(Paperback / softback)

Philosopher, dramatist, rhetorician, Stoic and pragmatist, Seneca was one of the most contradictory figures in ancient Rome, embracing a stern ascetic morality while amassing a fortune under Nero and eventually committing suicide. This biography reveals a life lived perilously in the gap between

Letters from a Stoic (Collins Classics) (Seneca Lucius Annaeus)(Paperback)

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.No man can live a happy life, or even a supportable life, without the study of wisdomLucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BC-AD 65) is one of the most famous Roman philosophers. Instrumental in guiding the Roman Empire

Anger, Mercy, Revenge (Seneca Lucius Annaeus)(Paperback)

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

Hardship and Happiness (Seneca Lucius Annaeus)(Paperback)

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

On the Shortness of Life (Seneca)(Paperback / softback)

The Stoic writings of the philosopher Seneca offer powerful insights into the art of living and the importance of reason and morality and continue to provide profound guidance to many through their eloquence, lucidity and timeless

Senec a okolie kedysi a dnes

Jedinečná mapa, ktorá predstavuje okres Senec a okolie na mape v roku 1806. Ide o porovnávaciu mapu okresu Senec, ktorá poukazuje na historickú mapu Jána Lipského z roku 1806 v porovnaní s tou súčasnou. Mappa generalis regni Hungariae – Generálna mapa Uhorska.Porovnávacia mapa okresu

O duševním klidu - Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Seneca vždy patřil a stále patří k nejznámějším a nejoblíbenějším římským autorům. Jeho filozofické spisy, úvahy a konsolace čili útěchy byly hojně čteny pro naléhavý etický obsah a srozumitelnost. Hledá cesty k mravní odpovědnosti cti, vnitřní svobodě a duševní

Tragedies (Seneca)(Pevná vazba)

Seneca is a figure of first importance in both Roman politics and literature: a leading adviser to Nero who attempted to restrain the emperor's megalomania; a prolific moral philosopher; and the author of verse tragedies that strongly influenced Shakespeare and other Renaissance dramatists

Tragedies (Seneca)(Pevná vazba)

Seneca is a figure of first importance in both Roman politics and literature: a leading adviser to Nero who attempted to restrain the emperor's megalomania; a prolific moral philosopher; and the author of verse tragedies that strongly influenced Shakespeare and other Renaissance dramatists

Seneca a císař Nero - Fuhrmann Manfred

Autor s vysokou erudicí popisuje dramatické momenty života Senecy na císařském dvoře i filosoficko-etické problémy, které musel řešit nejen teoreticky

Letters from a Stoic - The Ancient Classic (Seneca)(Pevná vazba)

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 fleeting nature of time, and

O pokoji mysle - Lucius Annaeus Seneca

V polovici 1. storočia nášho letopočtu napísal stoický filozof Lucius Annaeus Seneca spis O pokoji mysle. V tejto jedinečnej svojpomocnej príručke sa štylizuje do pozície lekára poskytujúceho praktické liečebné rady, ako sa vyrovnať s duševným nepokojom. Obsahuje konkrétne

Epistles (Seneca)(Pevná vazba)

Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, born at Corduba (Cordova) ca. 4 BCE, of a prominent and wealthy family, spent an ailing childhood and youth at Rome in an aunt's care. He became famous in rhetoric, philosophy, money-making, and imperial service. After some disgrace during Claudius' reign he became tutor and

Moral Essays (Seneca)(Pevná vazba)

Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, born at Corduba (Cordova) ca. 4 BCE, of a prominent and wealthy family, spent an ailing childhood and youth at Rome in an aunt's care. He became famous in rhetoric, philosophy, money-making, and imperial service. After some disgrace during Claudius' reign he became tutor and

Natural Questions (Seneca)(Pevná vazba)

Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, born at Corduba (Cordova) ca. 4 BCE, of a prominent and wealthy family, spent an ailing childhood and youth at Rome in an aunt's care. He became famous in rhetoric, philosophy, money-making, and imperial service. After some disgrace during Claudius' reign he became tutor and

Anger, Mercy, Revenge (Seneca Lucius Annaeus)(Pevná vazba)

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

Hardship and Happiness (Seneca Lucius Annaeus)(Pevná vazba)

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

Selected Letters of Friedrich Nietzsche (Nietzsche Friedrich)(Paperback / softback)