How to die : an ancient guide to the end of life / Seneca ; edited, translated, and introduced by Ja...
How to die : an ancient guide to the end of life / Seneca ; edited, translated, and introduced by Ja...
How to die : an ancient guide to the end of life / Seneca ; edited, translated, and introduced by James S. Romm.
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Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2018]
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G 2018/6606
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English
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Physical content
xx, 230 pages ; 18 cm
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text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
Introduction -- How to die -- Prepare yourself -- Have no fear -- Have no regrets -- Set yourself free -- Become a part of the whole -- Epilogue: Practice what you preach (Tacitus, Annals15.61-64) -- Latin texts -- Notes.
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Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2018]
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[2018]
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Summary
"It takes an entire lifetime to learn how to die," wrote the Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca (c. 4 BC-65 AD). He counseled readers to "study death always," and took his own advice, returning to the subject again and again in all his writings, yet he never treated it in a complete work. How to Die gathers in one volume, for the first time, Seneca's r...
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How to die : an ancient guide to the end of life / Seneca ; edited, translated, and introduced by James S. Romm.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-230).
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Introduction and notes in English; texts of Seneca in English translation (pages 1-121), with Latin texts following (pages 125-215).
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©2018
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G 2018/6606
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74VKVQZj5rXl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVQZj5rXl
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9780691175577
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128.5
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991024193618702626
