Miriam T. Griffin (Oxford Emeritus Fellow of Somerville College)

Seneca on Society: A Guide to de Beneficiis

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A volume which explores in detail Seneca's De Beneficiis. Divided into three sections, it looks at the historical and philosophical context of the work, its relation to Seneca's other texts, and concludes with an in-depth synopsis of each book, accompanied by notes in commentary form.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Oktober 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 155mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 628g
• ISBN-13: 9780198723318
• ISBN-10: 0198723318
• Artikelnr.: 47865099

Autorenporträt

Miriam T. Griffin is Emeritus Fellow of Somerville College, Oxford.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
Part I: The Subject-Matter of De beneficiis
1: Cicero and Seneca
2: De beneficiis and Philosophy
3: De beneficiis and Roman Society
Part II: Seneca's Treatise
4: The Date and Addressee
5: The Title
6: The Structure of De beneficiis
7: The Pedagogic Strategy of De beneficiis
8: De beneficiis and Seneca's Other Philosophical Works
9: The Afterlife of De beneficiis up to the Renaissance
Part III: A Map of De beneficiis
Synopsis of Book 1
Notes to Synopsis of Book 1
Synopsis of Book 2
Notes to Synopsis of Book 2
Synopsis of Book 3
Notes to Synopsis of Book 3
Synopsis of Book 4
Notes to Synopsis of Book 4
Synopsis of Book 5
Notes to Synopsis of Book 5
Synopsis of Book 6
Notes to Synopsis of Book 6
Synopsis of Book 7
Notes to Synopsis of Book 7
Biographical Notes on Persons Mentioned in De beneficiis
Bibliography
Index Locorum
General Index