This book puts recently re-popularized ancient Stoic philosophy in discussion with modern social theory and sociology to consider the relationship between an individual and their environment. The Western Literary Tradition: Volume 1. This compact anthology provides a thorough introduction to the major works of the Western literary tradition from Antiquity to Seneca's dialogues--as his epistolary essays have traditionally been known--offer an ideal path into the philosophical thought of first-century Rome's most famous Stoic, whose compelled suicide in 65 CE by order of his former pupil Emperor Nero drew comparisons to the death of Socrates.
Peter J. Anderson's new translation conveys the distinctive character of Seneca's style, while striving for accuracy and consistency in its renderings of key terms. His Introduction discusses the dialogues as works of art and situates them in the context of ancient Stoic philosophy as well as the wider philosophical scene.
Notes and a glossary are also included. Different ideas of grace and disgrace occupied John Bunyan and Oscar Wilde in prison; Madame Roland and Anne Frank wrote themselves into history in various forms of memoir; and Jean Cassou and Irina Ratushinskaya voiced their resistance to totalitarianism through lyric poetry that saved their lives and inspired others.
Finally, Primo Levi's writing after his release from Auschwitz recalls and decodes the obscenity of systematic genocide and its aftermath. A moving and powerful testament, The Consolations of Writing speaks to some of the most profound questions about life, enriching our understanding of what it is to be human. His three letters of condolences De Consolatione ad Marciam, De Consolatione ad Polybium and De Consolatione ad Helviam caused a sensation in Rome when they were circulated and before long the disgraced aristocrat was recalled from banishment and given the plum appointment of tutor to the young future emperor Nero.
In each work Seneca employs many of the rhetorical devices common to the consolatio tradition while incorporating his unique philosophy.
His seemingly positive outlook on his own exile follows the Stoic principle that one should not be upset by uncontrollable events. Popular Books. The Becoming by Nora Roberts. Fear No Evil by James Patterson. Flying Angels by Danielle Steel. Mercy by David Baldacci. Handbook of Consolations Book Review:. Consolations of the Forest. Consolations of the Forest Book Review:. The Consolations of Theology.
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