Seneca : the philosopher and his modern message / Richard M. Gummere
1963, First Edition. New York : Cooper Square Publishers. Good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Minor library marks remain. Item #327756
Series; Our debt to Greece and Rome. Physical description; xvi, 145 pages ; 19 cm. Notes; Originally published, Boston: Marshall Jones, 1922. Includes bibliographical references (page 145). Contents; The old and the new -- Seneca: his influence upon pagan Rome -- How he appealed to the church -- How he touched the medieval mind -- How the Renaissance viewed him -- Montaigne and the Elizabethans -- The modern view: from Bacon to the twentiety century -- Conclusions. Subjects; Seneca, Lucius Annaeus (approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D.). Seneca, Lucius Annaeus Studies. Seneca, Lucius Annaeus (approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D.) Influence. Philosophy, Ancient. Philosophy, Ancient. Comparative literature Modern and Latin. Comparative literature Latin and modern. Genres; Bibliography. Biographies.
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