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Seneca on society : a guide to De Beneficiis /

A volume which explores in detail Seneca's 'De Beneficiis.' Divided into three sections, it looks at the historical and philosophical context of the work, its relation to Seneca's other texts and concludes with a detailed synopsis of each book, accompanied by notes in commentary...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Griffin, Miriam T. (Miriam Tamara) (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, > approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D. > De beneficiis.
Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, > approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D. > Criticism, Textual.
Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, > approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D. > Criticism and interpretation.
Society in literature.
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Summary:A volume which explores in detail Seneca's 'De Beneficiis.' Divided into three sections, it looks at the historical and philosophical context of the work, its relation to Seneca's other texts and concludes with a detailed synopsis of each book, accompanied by notes in commentary form.
Physical Description:xii, 397 pages ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 358-369) and indexes.
ISBN:9780199245482
0199245487