02435nam 2200577Ia 450 99621618300331620230721023041.00-19-988900-70-19-995969-21-282-32889-197866123288930-19-973949-8(CKB)1000000000806750(EBL)472306(OCoLC)496019643(SSID)ssj0000336538(PQKBManifestationID)11234062(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000336538(PQKBWorkID)10282504(PQKB)11631637(StDuBDS)EDZ0000075722(MiAaPQ)EBC472306(EXLCZ)99100000000080675020090109d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe deaths of Seneca[electronic resource] /James KerNew York ;Oxford Oxford University Pressc20091 online resource (428 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-986679-1 0-19-538703-1 Includes bibliographical references.Contents; Illustrations; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I: Historical Narratives; Part II: Seneca the Author; Part III: Receptions; Part IV: Three Themes; Epilogue; Editions of Primary Texts; Bibliography; Index of Passages; General IndexThe forced suicide of Seneca, former adviser to Nero, is one of the most tortured -- and most revisited -- death scenes from classical antiquity. After fruitlessly opening his veins and drinking hemlock, Seneca finally succumbed to death in a stifling steam bath, while his wife Paulina, who had attempted suicide as well, was bandaged up and revived by Nero's men. From the first century to the present day, writers and artists have retold this scene in order to rehearse and revise Seneca's image and writings, and to scrutinize the event of human death. In The Deaths of Seneca, James Ker offers tStatesmenRomeBiographyPhilosophersRomeBiographyStatesmenPhilosophers872.01Ker James1970-1010479MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996216183003316The deaths of Seneca2337605UNISA