Selected Letters by Seneca

Selected Letters : Paperback : Oxford University Press : 9780199533213 : 0199533210 : 15 May 2010 : This is the largest selection of Stoic philosopher and tragedian Seneca's letters currently available. In them Seneca advises his friend Lucilius on how to do without what is superfluous, whether on the subject of happiness, riches, reputation, or the emotions. We learn too about Seneca's personal and political life in the time of Nero.