"Among the personalities of the early Roman Empire there are few who offer to the readers of to-day such dramatic interest as does Lucius Annaeus Seneca, the author of the Epistles which are translated in this volume. ... In these letters, it is impossible to ignore the advance from a somewhat stiff and Ciceronian point of view into the attractive and debatable land of what one may fairly call modern ideas. The style of the Epistles is bold, and so is the thought." (from the Introduction)
IntroductionOn Saving TimeOn Discursiveness in ReadingOn True and False FriendshipOn the Terrors of DeathOn the Philosopher's MeanOn Sharing KnowledgeOn CrowdsOn the Philosopher's SeclusionOn Philosophy and FriendshipOn Living to OneselfOn the Blush of ModestyOn Old AgeOn Groundless FearsOn the Reasons for Withdrawing from the WorldOn Brawn and BrainsOn Philosophy, the Guide of LifeOn Philosophy and RichesOn Festivals and FastingOn Worldliness and RetirementOn Practising What You PreachOn the Renown Which My Writings Will Bring YouOn the Futility of Half-Way MeasuresOn the True Joy Which Comes from PhilosophyOn Despising DeathOn ReformationOn Old Age and DeathOn the Good Which AbidesOn Travel as a Cure for DiscontentOn the Critical Condition of MarcellinusOn Conquering the ConquerorOn Siren SongsOn ProgressOn the Futility of Learning MaximsOn a Promising PupilOn the Friendship of Kindred MindsOn the Value of RetirementOn Allegiance to VirtueOn Quiet ConversationOn Noble AspirationsOn the Proper Style for a Philosopher's DiscourseOn the God Within UsOn ValuesOn the Relativity of FameOn Philosophy and PedigreesOn Sophistical ArgumentationOn a New Book by LuciliusOn Master and SlaveOn Quibbling as Unworthy of the PhilosopherOn the Shortness of LifeOn Our Blindness and Its CureOn Baiae and MoralsOn Choosing Our TeachersOn the Faults of the SpiritOn Asthma and DeathOn Vatia's VillaOn Quiet and StudyOn the Trials of TravelOn BeingOn Pleasure and JoyOn Harmful PrayersOn Meeting Death CheerfullyOn Good CompanyOn Grief for Lost FriendsOn the Philosopher's TaskOn the First Cause
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