The Cambridge Companion to Seneca
Title | The Cambridge Companion to Seneca PDF eBook |
Author | Shadi Bartsch |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 379 |
Release | 2015-02-16 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN | 1107035058 |
This Companion examines the complete works of Seneca in context and establishes the importance of his legacy in Western thought.
The Cambridge Companion to Seneca
Title | The Cambridge Companion to Seneca PDF eBook |
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Release | 2018 |
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A comprehensive, up-to-date overview of Senecan studies, this Companion thoroughly examines the complete works of the Roman statesman, philosopher and playwright, emphasizing the aspects of his writings that challenge interpretation. The authors place Seneca in historical context and trace his impressive legacy in literature, art, religion and politics into the early modern period.
The Cambridge Companion to the Stoics
Title | The Cambridge Companion to the Stoics PDF eBook |
Author | Brad Inwood |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 452 |
Release | 2003-05-05 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 9780521779852 |
This unique volume offers an odyssey through the ideas of the Stoics in three particular ways: first, through the historical trajectory of the school itself and its influence; second, through the recovery of the history of Stoic thought; third, through the ongoing confrontation with Stoicism, showing how it refines philosophical traditions, challenges the imagination, and ultimately defines the kind of life one chooses to lead. A distinguished roster of specialists have written an authoritative guide to the entire philosophical tradition. The first two chapters chart the history of the school in the ancient world, and are followed by chapters on the core themes of the Stoic system: epistemology, logic, natural philosophy, theology, determinism, and metaphysics. There are two chapters on what might be thought of as the heart and soul of the Stoics system: ethics.
The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Nero
Title | The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Nero PDF eBook |
Author | Shadi Bartsch |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 423 |
Release | 2017-11-09 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 1107052203 |
A lively and accessible guide to the rich literary, philosophical and artistic achievements of the notorious age of Nero.
The Cambridge Companion to Native American Literature
Title | The Cambridge Companion to Native American Literature PDF eBook |
Author | Joy Porter |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 376 |
Release | 2005-07-21 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9780521822831 |
An informative and wide-ranging overview of Native American literature from the 1770s to present day.
The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Constantine
Title | The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Constantine PDF eBook |
Author | Noel Emmanuel Lenski |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 546 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9780521521574 |
The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Constantine offers students a comprehensive one-volume survey of this pivotal emperor and his times. Richly illustrated and designed as a readable survey accessible to all audiences, it also achieves a level of scholarly sophistication and a freshness of interpretation that will be welcomed by the experts. The volume is divided into five sections that examine political history, religion, social and economic history, art, and foreign relations during the reign of Constantine, who steered the Roman Empire on a course parallel with his own personal development.
The Cambridge Companion to Plotinus
Title | The Cambridge Companion to Plotinus PDF eBook |
Author | Lloyd P. Gerson |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 482 |
Release | 1996-08-13 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1139825259 |
Each volume of this series of companions to major philosophers contains specially commissioned essays by an international team of scholars, together with a substantial bibliography, and will serve as a reference work for students and non-specialists. One aim of the series is to dispel the intimidation such readers often feel when faced with the work of a difficult and challenging thinker. Plotinus was the greatest philosopher in the 700-year period between Aristotle and Augustine. He thought of himself as a disciple of Plato, but in his efforts to defend Platonism against Aristotelians, Stoics, and others, he actually produced a reinvigorated version of Platonism that later came to be known as 'Neoplatonism'. In this volume, sixteen leading scholars introduce and explain the many facets of Plotinus' complex system. They place Plotinus in the history of ancient philosophy while showing that he was a founder of medieval philosophy.