Letters from a Stoic - Seneca Willem van Toorn to Sylvia Plath

to Sylvia Plath

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Letters from a Stoic - Seneca Willem van Toorn to Sylvia PlathFor several years of his turbulent life, in which he was dogged by ill health, exile and danger, Seneca was the guiding hand of the Roman Empire. This selection of Seneca's letters shows him upholding the ideals of Stoicism the wisdom of the self possessed person immune to life's setbacks while valuing friendship and courage, and criticizing the harsh treatment of slaves and the cruelties in the gladiatorial arena. The humanity and wit revealed in