Description
| Product ID: | 9780718193508 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Seneca |
| Subtitle: | A Life |
| Authors: | Author: Emily Wilson |
| Page Count: | 272 |
| Subjects: | Biography: historical, political and military, Biography: historical, political & military, European history, Social and cultural history, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, European history, Social & cultural history, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500, Italy, BCE to c 500 CE |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Philosopher, dramatist, rhetorician, Stoic and pragmatist, Seneca was one of the most contradictory figures in ancient Rome, embracing a stern ascetic morality while amassing a fortune under Nero and eventually committing suicide. This definitive biography reveals a life lived perilously in the gap between ideals and reality. Philosopher, dramatist, rhetorician, Stoic and pragmatist, Seneca was one of the most contradictory figures in ancient Rome, embracing a stern ascetic morality while amassing a fortune under Nero and eventually committing suicide. This definitive biography reveals a life lived perilously in the gap between ideals and reality. |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2016-03-03 |