The Cambridge Companion to Seneca
The Cambridge Companion to Seneca
Alessandro Schiesaro, Università degli Studi di Roma 'La Sapienza', Italy
The Roman statesman, philosopher, and playwright Lucius Annaeus Seneca dramatically influenced the progression of Western thought. His works have had an unparalleled impact on the development of ethical theory, shaping a code of behavior for dealing with tyranny in his own age that endures today. This companion thoroughly examines the complete Senecan corpus, with special emphasis on the aspects of his writings that have challenged interpretation. The authors place Seneca in the context of the ancient world and trace his impressive legacy in literature, art, religion, and politics from Neronian Rome to the early modern period. Through critical discussion of the recent proliferation of Senecan studies, this volume compellingly illustrates how the perception of Seneca and his particular type of Stoicism has evolved over time. It provides a comprehensive overview that will benefit students and scholars in classics, comparative literature, history, philosophy, and political theory, as well as general readers.
- Provides extensive coverage of the impact and influence of Seneca's work from his own age to the present
- Features contributions from authors that represent a wide variety of traditions and cultural backgrounds
- Offers a judicious blend of information and up-to-date critical assessment
Reviews & endorsements
"… [a] wonderful volume … Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty."
A. M. Busch, Choice
"The Cambridge Companion to Seneca is a remarkable achievement, which has much to offer to advanced students and confirmed scholars looking for useful syntheses and suggestive, in-depth interpretations of the many aspects of this dazzling corpus."
François Prost, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
Product details
February 2015Paperback
9781107694217
378 pages
229 × 150 × 22 mm
0.51kg
4 b/w illus.
Available
Table of Contents
- 1. Seneca: an introduction Shadi Bartsch and Alessandro Schiesaro
- Part I. The Senecan Corpus:
- 2. Seneca multiplex: the phases (and phrases) of Seneca's life and works Susanna Braund
- 3. Senecan tragedy Christopher Trinacty
- 4. Absent presence in Seneca's Epistles: philosophy and friendship Catharine Edwards
- 5. The dialogue in Seneca's Dialogues (and other moral essays) Matthew Roller
- 6. Seneca on monarchy and the political life: De Clementia, De Tranquillitate Animi, De Otio Malcolm Schofield
- 7. Seneca's scientific works Francesca Romana Berno
- 8. Seneca's Apocolocyntosis: censors in the afterworld Kirk Freudenburg
- Part II. Texts and Contexts:
- 9. Seneca and Augustan culture James Ker
- 10. Seneca and Neronian Rome: in the mirror of time Victoria Rimell
- 11. Style and form in Seneca's writings Gareth Williams
- 12. Seneca's images and metaphors Mireille Armisen-Marchetti
- 13. Theater and theatricality in Seneca's world Cedric A. J. Littlewood
- 14. Seneca's emotions David Konstan
- Part III. Senecan Tensions:
- 15. Senecan selves Shadi Bartsch
- 16. Seneca's shame David Wray
- 17. Theory and practice in Seneca's life and writings Carey Seal
- 18. Seneca's originality Elizabeth Asmis
- 19. Seneca and Epicurus: the allure of the other Alessandro Schiesaro
- Part IV. The Senecan Tradition:
- 20. Seneca and the ancient world Aldo Setaioli
- 21. Seneca and Christian tradition Chiara Torre
- 22. Seneca redivivus: Seneca in the medieval and Renaissance world Roland Mayer
- 23. Senecan political thought from the Middle Ages to early modernity Peter Stacey
- 24. Seneca and the Moderns Francesco Citti.
