03993nam 2200637 450 99620842930331620191219163948.00-19-183827-60-19-174496-40-19-150884-5(CKB)2550000001181243(EBL)3056002(OCoLC)868068013(SSID)ssj0000999631(PQKBManifestationID)11643486(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000999631(PQKBWorkID)10943407(PQKB)11020976(StDuBDS)EDZ0000130467(StDuBDS)EDZ0001510501(MiAaPQ)EBC3056002(MiAaPQ)EBC7036811(Au-PeEL)EBL7036811(PPN)236873458(EXLCZ)99255000000118124320140123h20132013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSeneca on society a guide to De Beneficiis /Miriam T. GriffinFirst edition.Oxford, [England] :Oxford University Press,2013.©20131 online resource (410 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-924548-7 1-306-30018-5 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.""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 Senecaâ€?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 Senecaâ€?s Perspective on Beneficence""""E. The Personal Perspective of the amicus principis on Beneficence""""Part II: Senecaâ€?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 Senecaâ€?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""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.Society in literatureSociety in literature.177.7Griffin Miriam T(Miriam Tamara)154210MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996208429303316Seneca on society1074996UNISA