Seneca: Epistulae Morales II: Letters LXVI-XCII / Moral Letters, Epistles 66-92 (Loeb No. 76)

Author: R.M. Gummere, Lucius Annaeus Seneca, John W. Basore
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ISBN: 0674990854
Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr (June, 1920)
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A Secular Bible for the 21st Century
Seneca's one hundred and twenty four letters to Lucilius constitute a secular bible, an ethical catechism written in a gnomic and epigrammatic style that sparkles as it enlightens. So impressed were the early church fathers with Seneca's moral insights that they advanced (fabricated?) the speculation that he must have come within the influence of Christian teachings. T.S. Eliot sneers at Seneca's boyish, commonplace wisdom and points out that the resemblances between Seneca's 'stoic philosophy' and Christianity are superficial. For those seeking a practical, modern manual on how to do good and how to do well, written in the 'silver point' style that values brevity, concision and memorable expression, Seneca's letters are indeed the Good Book.

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