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$the loeb classical librar^ edited bv l \t ^i1. ox discursivexess in reading . iii. on* true and false friendship iv. on the terrors of death wkffy. o\ tiie philosopher^s mean •vi. on buardfg kxoyvledge . m. on crowds .... \ iii. ox the philosopher's seclusion i\. o\ philosophv and friendship x. om livlnci to oxkself \i. om i he blush of modesty \i i. \ the heasons for withdrawing tme world . rv. on bbawn axd brains ox philosopiiy. the guidk of lifk on philofophl \m> blchbfl \\ iii. o\ fe8tivals and pabtino ;vi\. \ ifori j>1 ine8s and retirement ^.\n. .\ \l. from 2 6 8 12 20 24 28 36 42 56 60 64 72 84 94 102 108 116 124 iii j contents xx. on practising what you preach . xxi. on the renown which my writings will bring you .... xxii. on the futility of …$

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$of travel on being .... <>\ plea8ube and joy <>\ habmful prayers on mkktim, dbath cheerfully on good oompany boef fob lost fkiends :ik phil080pher'fl task o\ thk nb8t cause the pagk 298 300 312 322 330 336 344 352 360 364 372 382 386 408 422 424 426 428 438 444 461 introduction among the personalities of the early roman empire vhere are few who offer to the readers of to-day sueh dramatic interest as does lucius annaeus seneca, the author of the epistles which are translated in this volume. born in a province, educated at rome, prominent at the bar, a distinguished exile, a trusted .ninister of state, and a doomed victim of a capricious emperor, seneca is so linked with the age in which he lived that in reading his works we read those of a true representative of the most thrilling period of roman history. seneca …$

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ch-foe of messalina, whose husband, claudius, had recalled the princess from exile. we may discount any crime on seneca's part because even the gossip-laden suetonius says : u the charge was vague and the accused was given no opportunity to defend himself." the eight years of exile were productive of much literary work. the tragedies, which have had such influence on later drama, are the fruit of this period, besides certain essays on philosophic subjects, and a rather cringing letter to polybius, a rich freedman at the court of claudius. in 49, however, fortune, whom seneca as a stoic so often ridicules, came to his rescue. agrippina had him recalled and ap- pointed tutor to her young son, later to become the emperor nero. holding the usual offices of state, and growing in prominence, seneca administered the affairs of the prince, in partnership with burrus, the praetorian. together they maintained …

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epicurean tendencies, like so many men from tliis part of italy ; the autlior argues and tries to win him over to stoicism, in the kindliest manner. lucilius wrote books, was interested in philosophy and geography, knew in- timatcly many persons in higfa places, and is thought i >me to be the author of the extant poem aetna. when tlieir friendship began we cannot say. the xaturales quaestiones and the letters are the work of seneca's closing years. both are addressed to lucilius. the essay de providentia, which was also dedicated to him, is of doubtful date, and may be fixed at any time between the beginning of the exile in corsica and the period when the letlers writtrn. pite o£ the many problems which confront us, it inav 1-' iid that tlic years 6.3-65 constitute od oftne ldtert, we find poaafble allusions ix introduction to the campanian earthquake of …

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o justify the reflections which follow. after such an introduction, the writer takes up his theme ; he deals with abstract subjects, such as the contempt of death, the stout-heartedness of the sage, or the quality of the supreme good. we shall not mention the sources of all these topics in footnotes, but shall aim only to explain that which is obscure in meaning or unusual in its import. plato's theory of ideas, aristotle's categories, theophrastus on 1 how seneca carae by this "pointed" style will be evident to one who reads the sample speeches given in the handbook of the elder seneca. introduction friendshif), epicurus on pleasure, and all the count- less doctrinal shades of difference which we find in the stoic leaders, are at least sketched in outline. but we inust give full credit to the philosophers own originality. in these letters, it is impossible to ignore the …

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the loeb classical librar^ edited bv l \t ^i1. ox discursivexess in reading . iii. on* true and false friendship iv. on the terrors of death wkffy. o\ tiie philosopher^s mean •vi. on buardfg kxoyvledge . m. on crowds .... \ iii. ox the philosopher's seclusion i\. o\ philosophv and friendship x. om livlnci to oxkself \i. om i he blush of modesty \i i. \ the heasons for withdrawing tme world . rv. on bbawn axd brains ox philosopiiy. the guidk of lifk on philofophl \m> blchbfl \\ iii. o\ fe8tivals and pabtino ;vi\. \ ifori j>1 ine8s and retirement ^.\n. .\ \l. from 2 6 8 12 20 24 28 36 42 56 60 64 72 84 94 …

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