LEADER 02435nam 2200577Ia 450 001 996216183003316 005 20230721023041.0 010 $a0-19-988900-7 010 $a0-19-995969-2 010 $a1-282-32889-1 010 $a9786612328893 010 $a0-19-973949-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000806750 035 $a(EBL)472306 035 $a(OCoLC)496019643 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000336538 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11234062 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000336538 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10282504 035 $a(PQKB)11631637 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000075722 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC472306 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000806750 100 $a20090109d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe deaths of Seneca$b[electronic resource] /$fJames Ker 210 $aNew York ;$aOxford $cOxford University Press$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (428 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-986679-1 311 $a0-19-538703-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aContents; 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 Index 330 $aThe 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 t 606 $aStatesmen$zRome$vBiography 606 $aPhilosophers$zRome$vBiography 615 0$aStatesmen 615 0$aPhilosophers 676 $a872.01 700 $aKer$b James$f1970-$01010479 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996216183003316 996 $aThe deaths of Seneca$92337605 997 $aUNISA