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Is it possible to overcome grief after years of mourning? What should a Roman woman do to regain control of her thoughts? This book – which is the first commentary in English on Seneca’s Consolation to Marcia in forty years, with a revision of the Latin text – explores Seneca’s answers to these and...

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Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: De Gruyter 2023
Διαθέσιμο Online:https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783111014845
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Περίληψη:Is it possible to overcome grief after years of mourning? What should a Roman woman do to regain control of her thoughts? This book – which is the first commentary in English on Seneca’s Consolation to Marcia in forty years, with a revision of the Latin text – explores Seneca’s answers to these and other existential questions, shedding new light on Seneca’s appropriation of the ancient genre of consolation for the sake of Stoic moral therapy.