1st Edition

Seneca (Routledge Revivals)

By Costa C.D.N. Copyright 2014
258 Pages
by Routledge

258 Pages
by Routledge

258 Pages
by Routledge

This volume, first published in 1974, offers a selection of modern perspectives on Seneca, covering his prose treatises, his letters and his tragedies. For centuries literary and philosophical circles had to take Seneca seriously, even if they could not always respect him, and although his reputation has fluctuated, there has been a revival of interest in his achievements. Accordingly, a large... Read more

Introduction C.D.N. Costa; Abbreviations 1. Imago Vitae Suae Miriam T. Griffin 2. Form and Content in the Moral Essays J.R.G. Wright 3. Letters to Lucilius D.A. Russell 4. The Tragedies C.D.N. Costa 5. Seneca’s Philosophical Influence G.M. Ross 6. Seneca and English Tragedy G.K. Hunter 7. Seneca and Neo-Latin Tragedy in England J.W. Binns; Subject Index; Name Index

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C.D.N., Costa