Lucius Annaeus Seneca

The second of two volumes collecting the complete tragedies of Seneca. Edited by world-renowned classicists Elizabeth Asmis, Shadi Bartsch, and Martha C. Nussbaum, the Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca offers authoritative, modern English translations of the writings of the Stoic philosopher and playwright (4 BCE–65 CE). The two volumes of The Complete Tragedies presents all of his dramas, expertly rendered by preeminent scholars and translators. The first volume contains Medea, The Phoenician Women, Phaedra, The Trojan Women, and Octavia, the last of which was written in emulation of Senecan tragedies and serves as a unique example of political tragedy. This second volume includes Oedipus, Hercules Mad, Hercules on Oeta, Thyestes, and Agamemnon. High standards of accuracy, clarity, and style are maintained throughout the translations, which render Seneca into verse with as close a correspondence, line for line, to the original as possible, and with special attention paid to meter and overall flow. In addition, each tragedy is prefaced by an original translator’s introduction offering reflections on the work’s context and meaning. Notes are provided for the reader unfamiliar with the culture and history of classical antiquity. Accordingly, The Complete Tragedies will be of use to a general audience and professionals alike, from the Latinless student to scholars and instructors of comparative literature, classics, philosophy, drama, and more.

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In the year 62, citing health issues, the Roman philosopher Seneca withdrew from public service and devoted his time to writing. His letters from this period offer a window into his experience as a landowner, a traveler through Roman Italy, and a man coping with the onset of old age. They describe the roar of the arena, the festival of Saturnalia, and the perils of the Adriatic Sea, and they explain his thoughts about political power, the treatment of slaves, the origins of civilization, and the key points of Stoic philosophy. This selection of fifty of his letters brings Seneca to readers in a fresh modern voice and shows how, as a philosopher, he speaks to our time. Above all, these letters explore the inner life of the individual: from the life of heedless vanity to the first interest in philosophy, to true friendship, self-determination, and personal excellence.

In the year 62, citing health issues, the Roman philosopher Seneca withdrew from public service and devoted his time to writing. His letters from this period offer a window into his experience as a landowner, a traveler through Roman Italy, and a man coping with the onset of old age. They describe the roar of the arena, the festival of Saturnalia, and the perils of the Adriatic Sea, and they explain his thoughts about political power, the treatment of slaves, the origins of civilization, and the key points of Stoic philosophy. This selection of fifty of his letters brings Seneca to readers in a fresh modern voice and shows how, as a philosopher, he speaks to our time. Above all, these letters explore the inner life of the individual: from the life of heedless vanity to the first interest in philosophy, to true friendship, self-determination, and personal excellence.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca var romersk tragedieforfatter, digter, filosof og statsmand. Han er forfatter til de filosofiske tekster: Om livets korthed. Om vrede. Om mildhed. Om sindsro, som her udgives i ét samlet værk som en del af Gyldendals Oldtidsserie. Bogen er med nyt forord af Niels Overgaard, forfatter til Det hele handler ikke om dig selv. Antikke principper for et liv med sindsro, frihed og mening (2020). I Om livets korthed skriver Seneca om livets forgængelighed og hvordan man får det bedste ud af det, ved ikke at lade sig distrahere, eller spilde livet, fordi man tror det varer evigt. Seneca skriver indsigtsfuldt og relevant om hvordan mennesket ødsler det mest kostbare, som det har, bort – nemlig tiden. Fordi tiden ikke er materiel eller synlig. ”Kortest og mest beklemmende er deres liv som glemmer fortiden, forsømmer nutiden og ængstes for fremtiden” skriver Seneca i sit filosofiske skrift, som en kærkommen påmindelse om at være til stede, om at huske og om ikke at frygte dét, man ikke kan kontrollere. Om vrede. Om mildhed. Om sindsro er tre centrale tekster i Senecas forfatterskab. Om vrede indeholder blandt andet en detaljeret beskrivelse af det menneskelige sind og hvordan sindet påvirkes. Senecas tanker om vrede er højaktuelle i dag, hvor en hård og barsk tone fylder mere i den offentlige debat. Seneca skrev Om mildhed til kejser Nero kort efter hans tronbestigelse i år 54. Teksten er Senecas forsøg på at overbevise kejseren om, at man når længst med mildhed, og at hvis man misbruger sin magt imod naturens orden, vil disse grusomheder blive vendt mod en selv. I Om sindsro skriver Seneca vedkommende om hvordan selvindsigt kan befri mennesket fra den ydre verdens omskiftelighed. Bogen er oversat af Villy Sørensen

Rooma, keisari Nero ja vuosi 62 - kauhun vuosi monien aikalaisten ja jälkipolvienkin silmissä. Tuon vuoden kohtalokkaisiin hetkiin keskittyy Octavia, ainoa meille säilynyt roomalainen historiallisiin tositapahtumiin perustuva murhenäytelmä, joka ilmestyy nyt ensi kertaa suomeksi. Viisitoistavuotiaana Nero oli naitettu itseään pari vuotta nuoremman Octavian, keisari Claudiuksen tyttären kanssa. Seuraavana vuonna Nerosta tuli äitinsä Agrippinan juonimana Rooman keisari. Neuvonantajaksi ja opettajaksi pojalleen äiti oli määrännyt stoalaisen filosofi Senecan, maineikkaan runoilijan, kirjailijan ja tiedemiehen. Hetken kaikki saattoi näyttää menevän hyvin. Mutta kun nuoren keisarin elämään astui kaunis, kokenut ja kohtalokas Poppaea Sabina, Octaviasta tuli Nerolle este ja rasite, josta tämä halusi eroon - keinolla millä hyvänsä. Senecan viisaat neuvot kaikuivat kuuroille korville. Octavia-tragedia on kulkenut meille Senecan itsensä nimissä. Vaikka monet nykytutkijat ovat pitäneet sitä epäperäisenä, suomentajat ovat päätyneet uskomaan sen sittenkin suurella todennäköisyydellä aidoksi. Mikäli tämä on totta, näytelmään on dramatisoitu ensi käden tietoa julman Neron hovista. Stoalainen filosofi Seneca (n. 4 eaa. - 65. jaa.) kirjoitti runoja, luonnontieteellisiä tutkielmia, elämänviisautta ja moraalikysymyksiä käsitteleviä dialogeja, laajan kirjekokoelman, Kirjeet Luciliukselle - Epistulae morales ad Lucilium (suom. Antti T. Oikarinen), sekä yhdeksän tai kymmenen tragediaa, joista tätä ennen on suomennettu neljä: Medeia, Thyestes, Faidra ja Oidipus (suom. Antti T. Oikarinen ja Maija-Leena Kallela). Kääntäjät Antti T. Oikarinen ja Maija-Leena Kallela ovat molemmat pitkän linjan latinisteja, joilta on ilmestynyt useita suomennoksia.

Letters from a Stoic, include the complete surviving collection of 124 letters that Seneca the Younger wrote at the end of his life. They were written during his retirement, after he had worked for the Emperor Nero for more than ten years. They are addressed to Lucilius, the then procurator of Sicily, who is known only through Seneca's writings. The letters focus on many traditional themes of Stoic philosophy such as the contempt of death, the stout-heartedness of the sage, and virtue as the supreme good. Regardless of how Seneca and Lucilius actually corresponded, it is clear that Seneca crafted the letters with a broad readership in mind. The letters often begin with an observation on daily life, and then proceed to an issue or principle abstracted from that observation. The result is like a diary, or handbook of philosophical meditations. Seneca's letters are focused on the inner-life, and the joy that comes from wisdom. He emphasizes the Stoic theme that virtue is the only true good and vice the only true evil. This case laminate collector's edition includes a Victorian inspired dust-jacket.

Seneca's On a Happy Life - written almost 2000 years ago for his older brother - is an engrossing compendium of timeless Stoic wisdom. The Philosopher's advice covers all aspects of human existence, and includes avoiding intense emotions, desires and fears, and rejecting 'group-think' or mindlessly following social trends. Rather than seeking a transitory "happiness" in things and events, we should aspire to inner contentment and peace of mind via the practice of justice and virtue, so that we may live the kind of life we can look back on and not feel ashamed. These are values and morals that ring as true today as two millennia ago. They are lessons that will benefit anyone regardless of age, wealth, gender or social position. A fascinating, and very practical, insight into the world-view of history's most famous Stoic. "The more eagerly a man struggles to reach happiness, the further he departs along the wrong road; and since this track leads in the opposite direction, his very swiftness carries him all the further from his goal." Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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"Dem Lesen vieler Schriften von zu verschiedenem Inhalt ist zu widerraten. Wenige, aber gute B cher, in welchen man eine gesunde Geistesnahrung findet, sollte man lesen, und ihren Inhalt seinem Ged chtnis einpr gen. Wer berall ist, der ist nirgends zu Hause. Diejenigen, die ihr Leben best ndig auf Reisen zubringen, haben viele Herbergen, aber keine Freunde. (...) Man lese daher immer nur bew hrte Schriften, und wenn man bisweilen mit anderen abgewechselt hat, so nehme man die vorigen wieder zur Hand, zeichne sich nach dem Lesen eine Stelle aus, und denke weiter dar ber nach." Seneca. Inhalt. I. Aus den Briefen. II. Aus den B chern vom Zorn. III. Von der Vorsehung. IV. Von der K rze des menschlichen Lebens. V. Von dem seligen Leben. VI. Von Wohltaten. VII. Von der Gem tsruhe. VIII. Aus den Naturbetrachtungen.

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