Letters from a Stoic.

Epistulae morales ad Lucilium

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Seneca the Younger: Letters from a Stoic. (1969, Penguin)

254 pages

English language

Published Dec. 14, 1969 by Penguin.

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4 stars (4 reviews)

3 editions

reviewed Letters from a Stoic by Seneca the Younger (The Penguin classics L210)

Interesting more from a historical perspective

4 stars

Definitely not as engaging as Meditations, but still interesting, as much for what it reveals about upper class Roman life as it does about Stoicism.

Heated tubs connected to the ocean, criticism of "night owls", debates about real locations of places mentioned in the Odyssey that we're still having today, and people gossiping about Sappho's sex life.

It really makes me feel like not much has changed between now and then other than the technology of distributing information.

reviewed Letters from a Stoic by Seneca the Younger (The Penguin classics L210)

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5 stars

Although I read a different edition that I could not find here, this book is excellent. It is basically a life manual, that is based solely on the Stoic ideals and doctrines. Seneca's letters are personal to his dear friend and consequently to us , the readers. I felt like Seneca was addressing his letters to me, thus I anticipated every chapter like receiving a new mail from a dear friend.

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  • Conduct of life