Hardship and Happiness
“Hardship and Happiness” by Lucius Annaeus Seneca is a reprint edition published by the University of Chicago Press on March 25, 2016. This 348-page collection features a range of essays that explore themes of comfort and the pursuit of happiness amidst life’s challenges. Seneca, a prominent Roman Stoic philosopher and statesman, offers insights that are relevant for both undergraduate philosophy students and seasoned scholars.
In this volume, readers will find essays that provide consolation for personal loss and guidance on achieving tranquility in a difficult world. The expertly translated works aim to restore Seneca’s significance among classical writers studied in the humanities, reflecting on philosophical ideas that have resonated through history. This edition serves as a valuable resource for those interested in philosophy, history, and literary collections, presenting Seneca’s thoughts in an accessible format.
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Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BCE–65 CE) was a Roman Stoic philosopher, dramatist, statesman, and advisor to the emperor Nero, all during the Silver Age of Latin literature. The Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca is a fresh and compelling series of new English-language translations of his works in eight accessible volumes. Edited by Elizabeth Asmis, Shadi Bartsch, and Martha C. Nussbaum, this engaging collection helps restore Seneca—whose works have been highly praised by modern authors from Desiderius Erasmus to Ralph Waldo Emerson—to his rightful place among the classical writers most widely studied in the humanities.
Hardship and Happiness collects a range of essays intended to instruct, from consolations—works that offer comfort to someone who has suffered a personal loss—to pieces on how to achieve happiness or tranquility in the face of a difficult world. Expertly translated, the essays will be read and used by undergraduate philosophy students and experienced scholars alike.
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