Healing Grief A Commentary on Seneca's Consolatio ad Marciam

Is it possible to overcome grief after years of mourning? What should a Roman woman do to regain control of her thoughts? This book - which is the first commentary in English on Seneca's Consolation to Marcia in forty years, with a revision of the Latin text - explores Seneca's answers to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Tutrone, Fabio, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter 2022.
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Sumario:Is it possible to overcome grief after years of mourning? What should a Roman woman do to regain control of her thoughts? This book - which is the first commentary in English on Seneca's Consolation to Marcia in forty years, with a revision of the Latin text - explores Seneca's answers to these and other existential questions, shedding new light on Seneca's appropriation of the ancient genre of consolation for the sake of Stoic moral therapy.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (365 pages)