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John Henderson explores three letters of Seneca describing visits to Roman villas, and surveys the whole collection to show how these villas work as designs for contrasting lives. Seneca brings the philosophical epistle to Latin literature, creating models for moralizing which feature self-criticism...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Henderson, John, 1948-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Latín
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Temas:
Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, > approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D. > Epistulae morales ad Lucilium.
Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, > approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D. > Knowledge > Architecture.
Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, > approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D.
Epistulae morales ad Lucilium (Seneca, Lucius Annaeus)
Latin letters > Translations into English.
Latin letters > History and criticism.
Philosophers > Rome > Correspondence.
Architecture, Domestic > Rome.
Country homes > Rome.
Ethics, Ancient.
Lettres latines (Genre littéraire) > Histoire et critique.
Philosophes > Rome > Correspondance.
Morale ancienne.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Latin.
Architecture
Architecture, Domestic
Country homes
Ethics, Ancient
Latin letters
Philosophers
Epistulae morales ad Lucilium (Seneca)
Rome (Empire)
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Personal correspondence
Translations
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:John Henderson explores three letters of Seneca describing visits to Roman villas, and surveys the whole collection to show how these villas work as designs for contrasting lives. Seneca brings the philosophical epistle to Latin literature, creating models for moralizing which feature self-criticism, parody, and animated revision of myth.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 189 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-183) and indexes.
ISBN:0511186584
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