Healing Grief A Commentary on Seneca's Consolatio ad Marciam

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...

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Other Authors: Tutrone, Fabio, author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter 2022.
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (365 pages)