First Lessons: Book 1 of Seneca's Epistulae Morales - A Commentary

ISBN-13: 9783039109852 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 388 str.

Christine Richardson-Hay

Opis

This book provides a detailed commentary on Book 1 (epistulae 1-12) of Seneca s Ad Lucilium Epistulae Morales, written in the last years (62-65 AD) of the philosopher s life. The importance of the Epistulae Morales as an example, possibly the consummation, of Seneca s writings and a discussion of Roman (Stoic) moral philosophy, is universally acknowledged. The purpose in focusing upon these first twelve epistles, which establish the principle and intention of this large collection of twenty extant Books, is to interpret and annotate the letters and add insight to the understanding of the Epistulae Morales overall. Every letter in Book 1 is discussed in the form of a commentary. Areas of comment include vocabulary and style, personal allusions to Seneca, relevant issues of history and social environment and, inevitably, the moral and philosophical concepts which form the substance of Seneca s argument throughout the Epistulae Morales. Two further issues, the Structure and Style of Book 1, are discussed in separate chapters."

Recenzje

«Christine Richardson-Hay legt einen Kommentar zum ersten Buch der 'Briefe an Lucilius' vor, der nicht nur hält, was er im Titel verspricht, sondern über die unmittelbare Aufgabe hinaus, den Text zu erklären, eine instruktive und umsichtige Einleitung in das Epistelcorpus bietet.» (Henriette Harich-Schwarzbauer, Museum Helveticum)

Spis treści

Contents: Two introductory discussions on genre, structure and style of Book 1 - Separate in-depth Commentaries of epistulae 1-12.

O autorze

The Author: Christine Richardson-Hay has a D.Phil. degree in Medieval English Literature from the Centre of Medieval Studies, University of York, England and has taught Chaucer and Medieval Literature at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Her Ph.D. studies in Latin were also undertaken at the University of Auckland. She has published articles on both Chaucer and Seneca.