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Seneca, Epistulae Morales Book 2 Janja Soldo (Tutor in Classics, Tutor in Classics, Department of Classics, Ancient History & Egyptology, Swansea University)

Seneca, Epistulae Morales Book 2 By Janja Soldo (Tutor in Classics, Tutor in Classics, Department of Classics, Ancient History & Egyptology, Swansea University)

Summary

This book is the first modern commentary on the second book of Seneca's Epistulae Morales. It contains a substantial introduction and a text and translation of the nine letters that constitute the second book of the Epistulae Morales.

Seneca, Epistulae Morales Book 2 Summary

Seneca, Epistulae Morales Book 2: A Commentary with Text, Translation, and Introduction by Janja Soldo (Tutor in Classics, Tutor in Classics, Department of Classics, Ancient History & Egyptology, Swansea University)

When Seneca the Younger turned his back on politics, having previously advised the increasingly volatile Emperor Nero, he became one of Rome's most prolific authors and spent his retirement writing about Stoic philosophy. The most intriguing output of that time are Seneca's Epistulae Morales, a collection of letters on ethics that is addressed to his friend Lucilius. In these letters, Seneca writes about his everyday struggle to be a good person and to live according to the principles of Stoicism, while helping his friend embark on his own philosophical journey. This book is the first modern commentary in any language on the second book of Seneca's Epistulae Morales in a modern language. It includes an edition and translation of the text as well as a substantial introduction. The aim of the commentary is to make the text more accessible to modern readers through a detailed linguistic, philosophical, and literary exegesis of the letters. The commentary lays great emphasis on showing that the book unit plays an important role in the larger epistolary corpus and argues that the book composition is essential for our understanding of ancient letter writing. The commentary demonstrates that the letters are connected to each other by an intricate web of references, repeating, developing, and deepening ideas throughout the letter exchange.

Seneca, Epistulae Morales Book 2 Reviews

Soldo has provided students of Seneca, both scholars and beginners, with a valuable study tool that will enhance our understanding and appreciation of Book 2 and Seneca's art of composition significantly. * Jula Wildberger, Classical Review *
I enjoyed reading Soldo's commentary and it forced me to read Seneca's letters in new ways. Her command of the primary and secondary sources as well as her close reading of these texts as literary documents (underscoring Seneca's careful deployment of metaphor, word play, and allusive depth) reveals many details that could be easily overlooked. The commentary makes one appreciate the care Seneca devoted to his letters and to the creation of this book. I can only hope it will lead to more commentaries of this sort. Book 3 anyone? * Chris Trinacty, Oberlin College, Bryn Mawr Classical Review *

About Janja Soldo (Tutor in Classics, Tutor in Classics, Department of Classics, Ancient History & Egyptology, Swansea University)

Janja Soldo is Tutor in Classics at Swansea University and teaches Latin, Greek, and Ancient Philosophy. She previously held a post at LMU Munich where she did her doctoral work. Her main research interests are Roman philosophy and ancient epistolography, in particular Seneca the Younger, Fronto, and fictional letter collections.

Table of Contents

General Introduction TEXT AND TRANSLATION Epistola 13/Epistle 13 Epistola 14/Epistle 14 Epistola 15/Epistle 15 Epistola 16/Epistle 16 Epistola 17/Epistle 17 Epistola 18/Epistle 18 Epistola 19/Epistle 19 Epistola 20/Epistle 20 Epistola 21/Epistle 21 COMMENTARY Epistle 13 Epistle 14 Epistle 15 Epistle 16 Epistle 17 Epistle 18 Epistle 19 Epistle 20 Epistle 21 Bibliography Index

Additional information

NPB9780198854340
9780198854340
019885434X
Seneca, Epistulae Morales Book 2: A Commentary with Text, Translation, and Introduction by Janja Soldo (Tutor in Classics, Tutor in Classics, Department of Classics, Ancient History & Egyptology, Swansea University)
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Oxford University Press
2021-08-01
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