Seneca, Epistulae Morales Book 2: A Commentary with Text, Translation, and Introduction

ISBN-13: 9780198854340 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 384 str.

Janja Soldo

Recenzje

I enjoyed reading Soldo's commentary and it forced me to read Seneca's letters in new ways. Her command of the primary and secondary sources as well as her close reading of these texts as literary documents (underscoring Seneca's careful deployment of metaphor, word play, and allusive depth) reveals many details that could be easily overlooked. The commentary makes one appreciate the care Seneca devoted to his letters and to the creation of this book. I can only hope it will lead to more commentaries of this sort. Book 3 anyone?

O autorze

Janja Soldo is Tutor in Classics at Swansea University and teaches Latin, Greek, and Ancient Philosophy. She previously held a post at LMU Munich where she did her doctoral work. Her main research interests are Roman philosophy and ancient epistolography, in particular Seneca the Younger, Fronto, and fictional letter collections.