Seneca: A Life
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Published: May 2016
Published By: Penguin
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Philosopher, dramatist, rhetorician, Stoic and pragmatist, Seneca was one of the most contradictory figures in ancient Rome, embracing a stern ascetic morality while amassing a fortune under Nero and eventually committing suicide. This definitive biography reveals a life lived perilously in the gap between ideals and reality.
'Riveting . . . a fine biography.' Tom Holland, Daily Telegraph
'Seneca's life is wonderfully retold here by the classicist Emily Wilson . . . unpicks his complex but likeable character with sympathy and insight.' Christopher Hart, Sunday Times
'A brilliant biography . . . of a single, troubled and fascinating figure.' Barbara Graziosi, Times Higher Education
'This clever and learned book is not just a study of a protean and conflicted individual. It is also intended as a lesson for our own times.' Tim Whitmarsh, Literary Review