Seneca on society : a guide to De Beneficiis / / Miriam T. Griffin
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| Autore: |
Griffin Miriam T (Miriam Tamara)
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| Titolo: |
Seneca on society : a guide to De Beneficiis / / Miriam T. Griffin
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 2013 |
| ©2013 | |
| Edizione: | First edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (410 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 177.7 |
| Soggetto topico: | Society in literature |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Seneca on society |
| ISBN: | 0-19-183827-6 |
| 0-19-174496-4 | |
| 0-19-150884-5 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 996208429303316 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. di Salerno |
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