Letters from a Stoic

Seneca (Author) Lucius Annaeus Seneca (c.4BC - AD65) was born in Cordoba, Spain, where he was brought up studying the traditional virtues of republican Roman life. He became a teacher of rhetoric but attracted attention for his incisive style of writing.Liz Gloyn (Introducer) Liz Gloyn is a Reader in Latin Language and Literature in the Department of Classics at Royal Holloway, University of London, where her research focuses on the intersections between Latin literature, ancient philosophy and gender studies. She is co-director of the Centre for the Reception of Greece and Rome and the author of The Ethics of the Family in Seneca (2017) and Tracking Classical Monsters in Popular Culture (2019).

• Letters from a Stoic - Seneca IntroductionSeneca's LifeSeneca and PhilosophySeneca and Literature: His letters and other writings; his style; his influence and appealNote on translation and textPostscriptLettersNotesBibliographyAppendix: Tactitus' account of Seneca's deathIndex of persons and places