Lettere a Lucilio
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9788817120135 (8817120138)
Publish date: 1993
Publisher: Rizzoli
Edition language: Italian
Category:
Classics,
Non Fiction,
Writing,
Essays,
History,
Literature,
Self Help,
Politics,
Philosophy,
Roman,
Ancient
Composed by Seneca the Younger during his retirement after he had worked for Nero for more than a decade, these letters to procurator of Sicily Lucilius Junior inspired Montaigne and a host of others with their practical wisdom, eclectic Stoicism, and varied rhetoric.
I am not a big fan of Stoicism , but I found this book interesting , the best thing about Stoics ( despite contradictions ) that they did not believe in life after death .
When the student is ready, the teacher will appear. In my case a decade late, I guess. For those who yearn for nothing more but a word of wisdom during the dark days of self doubt and anxiety, look no further, Seneca has more wisdom to offer than one can imagine. My advise, don't treat this as an in...