Dialogues and Essays, Paperback - Seneca

Alain de Botton's bestselling The Consolations of Philosophy--later made into a six-part TV series--has helped popularize ancient philosophy and es...

Reducere. In ancient Rome, Seneca the Younger rose to power as a politician and statesman during the middle of his life. Seneca was noted in his time for his...

A selection of dialogues and letters from one of the most influential masters of Latin prose. This text includes "Consolation to Helvia" written to...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Carrie Newcomer"A Permeable Life: Poems & Essays is Carrie Newcomer's first book, and it's a cause for celebration. For ove...

Maria Stepanova is one of the most powerful and distinctive voices of Russia's first post-Soviet literary generation. An award-winning poet and pro...

Spells, invocations, laments, and ritual rants. 'One of the fastest, wisest women to run with the wolves in some time.'- New York TimesPublisher: C...

Suitable for both students and scholars, this title covers topics such as Reid's views on the role of common sense, scepticism, the theory of ideas...

Reducere. DescriptionHere are the long overdue translations of Paul Celan's Romanian poems (one poem dated 1947) by a great poet, Nina Cassian: they contain ...

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C. S. Lewis here offers wisdom and lessons that illuminate our private dialogue with God-prayer-in this collection drawn from the breadth of his wr...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

The collected shorter works by the author of Life and Fate and Everything Flows, published in English for the first time.Publisher: Quercus Publish...

Reducere. National Book Award Longlist Kirkus Prize Finalist "Rebecca Solnit is essential feminist reading." --The New Republic"Solnit's exquisite essays mov...

With the publication of The Periodic Tableon 1984, Primo Levi became one of America's most beloved writers. This new collection of his stories and ...

How to Be a Christian brings together the best of Lewis's insights on Christian practice and its expression in our daily lives. Cultivated from his...

Reducere. The Washington Post has called Gene Wolfe "the finest writer the science fiction world has yet produced." This volume joins together two of his rar...

Ten years since the death of the world-renowned and controversial intellectual, this stylish edition is one of twelve commemorating Christopher Hit...

Reducere. British writer Marjorie Bowen (the pseudonym of Margaret Gabrielle Vere Long, 1885-1952) was a prolific author of short stories, novels, essays, an...

Reducere. The laws that governed the institution of slavery in early Texas were enacted over a fifty-year period in which Texas moved through incarnations as...

From humble beginnings, Bartolomeo Scala (1430-1497) trained in the law and rose to prominence as a leading citizen of Florence, serving as secreta...

Brings together in one volume translations, commentaries, and essays that illuminate the background of Giambattista Vico's major work.Publisher: Co...

The Truro Bear and Other Adventures, a companion volume to Owls and Other Fantasies and Blue Iris, brings together ten new poems, thirty-five of Ol...

DescriptionDesigned to encourage critical thinking, the Major Problems in American History series introduces students to both primary sources and a...

Experience a century of the pride, power, and pinstripes of the Yankees, Major League Baseball's most successful team, as told through the stories ...

Reducere. DescriptionThis first-of-its kind collection includes a wide range of works, from an early examination and critique of American society after World...

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A collection of 28 poems and 28 essays along with a selection of historical photos, sketches, and quotes that are dedicated to the lost and forgott...

Reducere. French journalist Claire Parnet's famous dialogues with Gilles Deleuze offer an intimate portrait of the philosopher's life and thought. Conversati...

DescriptionThe letters of Seneca are uniquely engaging among the works that have survived from antiquity. They offer an urgent guide to Stoic self-...

This volume encompasses critical dialogues that question how the field of psychology is shaped by the current neoliberal political context. Spannin...

Reducere. Seneca Lucius Annaeus Cu cinci ani in urma am ridicat de la tipografie prima noastra carte: Seneca. Scrisori catre Lucilius. O corespondenta in var...

Reducere. Seneca Lucius Annaeus Cu cinci ani in urma am ridicat de la tipografie prima noastra carte: Seneca. Scrisori catre Lucilius. O corespondenta in var...

Reducere. Seneca Lucius Annaeus Cu cinci ani in urma am ridicat de la tipografie prima noastra carte: Seneca. Scrisori catre Lucilius. O corespondenta in var...

Reducere. Cu cinci ani in urma am ridicat de la tipografie prima noastra carte: "Scrisori catre Lucilius" de Seneca. O corespondenta in varsta de 2000 de ani...

Seneca Lucius Annaeus Cu cinci ani in urma am ridicat de la tipografie prima noastra carte: Seneca. Scrisori catre Lucilius. O corespondenta in var...

From acclaimed classical historian, author of Ghost on the Throne a high-stakes drama full of murder, madness, tyranny, perversion, with the sweep ...

A selection of Seneca's most significant letters that illuminate his philosophical and personal life.Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuth...

Here is a lively, readable, and accurate verse translation of the six best plays by one of the most influential of all classical Latin writers--the...

Peace of Mind (De Tranquillitate Animi) is a dialogue written by Seneca the Younger during the years 49 to 62 A.D. It concerns the state of mind of...

From the author of Letters from a Stoic (Epistulae Morales), comes another brilliant, timeless guide to living well.This new edition of Seneca's On...