1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996208429303316

Autore

Griffin Miriam T (Miriam Tamara)

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 2013

©2013

ISBN

0-19-183827-6

0-19-174496-4

0-19-150884-5

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (410 p.)

Disciplina

177.7

Soggetti

Society in literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Introduction""; ""Part 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""; ""D. Limitations of Seneca�s Perspective on Beneficence""

""E. The Personal Perspective of the amicus principis on Beneficence""""Part 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""; ""9. The Afterlife of De beneficiis up to the Renaissance""; ""Part 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""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index Locorum""; ""A""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""V""

""X""""General Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Z""

Sommario/riassunto

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.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910140464803321

Autore

Prevel Mona

Titolo

Dowager's Daughter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Diversion Books

ISBN

1-62681-680-8

1-62681-272-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (182 p.) : ill

Soggetti

Romance fiction

Spy fiction

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Affairs of the state will soon give way to affairs of the heart.Althea Markham shoulders many burdens of being an unattached countess--wading through the collection of gold-diggers and rogues to find a suitable husband, providing her family with a male heir, and most of all, protecting her mother, who tends to acts more debutante than dowager. As she sneaks away for illicit meetings with a mysterious



stranger, Althea is determined to unveil his identity--and his intentions.Desperate to escape from beneath the shadow of his older brother, John Ridley takes part in a daring game of espionage against the French. Posing as a smuggler, he engages with the charming Celeste Markham. But despite her winsome allure, it is her daughter, Althea, who seizes John's attention.As affairs of the state give way to affairs of heart, John must convince Althea that she can trust him with her future, and her love.