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Title

Seneca on society : a guide to De Beneficiis / Miriam T. Griffin.

Author

Griffin, Miriam T. (Miriam Tamara)

Publication

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.

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Description

xii, 397 p.; 25 cm.

Summary

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 a detailed synopsis of each book, accompanied by notes in commentary form.

Uniform Title

University press scholarship online.

Subject

• Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D
• Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D. > Criticism, textual
• Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D. > Criticism and interpretation
• Antiken
• Society in literature
• Benevolence > Early works to 1800
• Conduct of life > Early works to 1800
• Ethics, Ancient

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [358]-369) and indexes.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• Machine generated contents note: pt. I The Subject-Matter of De beneficiis -- 1.Cicero and Seneca -- 2.De beneficiis and Philosophy -- A.The Philosophical Tradition before Seneca -- B.Characteristics of Seneca's Philosophical Approach to Beneficence -- 3.De beneficiis and Roman Society -- A.The Social Phenomenon treated by Seneca -- B.The Relevance of De beneficiis to Contemporary Roman Society -- C.De beneficiis as a Reaction to Social Change -- The Aristocratic Code and the Princeps -- The Social Aspect of Civilitas -- D.Limitations of Seneca's Perspective on Beneficence -- E.The Personal Perspective of the amicus principis on Beneficence -- pt. 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 -- A.Teaching by Praecepta -- B.The Evolution of Teaching Styles -- C.The Progress of Aebutius Liberalis -- 8.De beneficiis and Seneca's Other Philosophical Works
• Note continued: 9.The Afterlife of De beneficiis up to the Renaissance -- pt. III A Map of De beneficiis -- Synopses with Accompanying Notes -- 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.

ISBN

• 9780199245482
• 0199245487

OCLC

• 795759772
• SCSB-11978922

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library