Seneca De otio De brevitate vitae [Paperback]

Introduces students to the complex artistic method and provocative message of Senecan philosophy.This edition of Seneca's De otio and De brevitate vitae introduces undergraduates and more advanced students to the complex artistic method and provocative message of Senecan philosophy. A central preoccupation of both texts is to promote the benefits of an inner existence of the personal, insulated against the pressures of everyday life. In this respect this edition emphasizes the relevance of the Senecan message to modern reflection on the claims of the 'balanced' life and on the complex relationship of the individual to society.This edition of Seneca's De otio and De brevitate vitae introduces undergraduates and more advanced students to the complex artistic method and provocative message of Senecan philosophy. A central preoccupation of both texts is to promote the benefits of an inner existence of the personal, insulated against the pressures of everyday life. In this respect this edition emphasizes the relevance of the Senecan message to modern reflection on the claims of the 'balanced' life and on the complex relationship of the individual to society.This edition of Seneca's De otio and De brevitate vitae introduces undergraduates and more advanced students to Senecan philosophy. Both texts promote the benefits of living an inner existence insulated from everyday pressures. This edition emphasizes the relevance of the provocative Senecan message of a balanced life and his views on the complex relationship of the individual to society.Introduction; L. ANNAEI SENECAE DE OTIO; DE BREVITATE VITAE; Commentary. ...scholarly and comprehensive...will be useful (indeed, essential) for Senecan scholars and their graduate students.
-Mark Morford, University of Virginia, The Classical Outlook This excellent addition to the Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics fills a great void and is hence welcome indeed.
-R. Scott Smith, University of New Hampshire, NelÃr