Moral Letters, Vol. I

Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BCE - 65)
Translated by Richard M. Gummere (1883 - 1969)

"Among the personalities of the early Roman Empire there are few who offer to the readers of to-day such dramatic interest as does Lucius Annaeus Seneca, the author of the Epistles which are translated in this volume. ... In these letters, it is impossible to ignore the advance from a somewhat stiff and Ciceronian point of view into the attractive and debatable land of what one may fairly call modern ideas. The style of the Epistles is bold, and so is the thought." (from the Introduction)

Genre(s): Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity), Essays & Short Works

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Introduction Felipe Vogel
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Play 01 On Saving Time Felipe Vogel
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Play 02 On Discursiveness in Reading Felipe Vogel
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Play 03 On True and False Friendship Felipe Vogel
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Play 04 On the Terrors of Death Felipe Vogel
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Play 05 On the Philosopher's Mean Felipe Vogel
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Play 06 On Sharing Knowledge Felipe Vogel
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Play 07 On Crowds Felipe Vogel
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Play 08 On the Philosopher's Seclusion Felipe Vogel
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Play 09 On Philosophy and Friendship Felipe Vogel
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Play 10 On Living to Oneself Felipe Vogel
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Play 11 On the Blush of Modesty Felipe Vogel
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Play 12 On Old Age Felipe Vogel
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Play 13 On Groundless Fears Felipe Vogel
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Play 14 On the Reasons for Withdrawing from the World Felipe Vogel
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Play 15 On Brawn and Brains Felipe Vogel
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Play 16 On Philosophy, the Guide of Life Felipe Vogel
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Play 17 On Philosophy and Riches Felipe Vogel
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Play 18 On Festivals and Fasting Felipe Vogel
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Play 19 On Worldliness and Retirement Felipe Vogel
00:11:09
Play 20 On Practising What You Preach Felipe Vogel
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Play 21 On the Renown Which My Writings Will Bring You Felipe Vogel
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Play 22 On the Futility of Half-Way Measures Felipe Vogel
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Play 23 On the True Joy Which Comes from Philosophy Felipe Vogel
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Play 24 On Despising Death Felipe Vogel
00:19:45
Play 25 On Reformation Felipe Vogel
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Play 26 On Old Age and Death Felipe Vogel
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Play 27 On the Good Which Abides Felipe Vogel
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Play 28 On Travel as a Cure for Discontent Felipe Vogel
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Play 29 On the Critical Condition of Marcellinus Felipe Vogel
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Play 30 On Conquering the Conqueror Felipe Vogel
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Play 31 On Siren Songs Felipe Vogel
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Play 32 On Progress Felipe Vogel
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Play 33 On the Futility of Learning Maxims Felipe Vogel
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Play 34 On a Promising Pupil Felipe Vogel
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Play 35 On the Friendship of Kindred Minds Felipe Vogel
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Play 36 On the Value of Retirement Felipe Vogel
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Play 37 On Allegiance to Virtue Felipe Vogel
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Play 38 On Quiet Conversation Felipe Vogel
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Play 39 On Noble Aspirations Felipe Vogel
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Play 40 On the Proper Style for a Philosopher's Discourse Felipe Vogel
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Play 41 On the God Within Us Felipe Vogel
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Play 42 On Values Felipe Vogel
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Play 43 On the Relativity of Fame Felipe Vogel
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Play 44 On Philosophy and Pedigrees Felipe Vogel
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Play 45 On Sophistical Argumentation Felipe Vogel
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Play 46 On a New Book by Lucilius Felipe Vogel
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Play 47 On Master and Slave Felipe Vogel
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Play 48 On Quibbling as Unworthy of the Philosopher Felipe Vogel
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Play 49 On the Shortness of Life Felipe Vogel
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Play 50 On Our Blindness and Its Cure Felipe Vogel
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Play 51 On Baiae and Morals Felipe Vogel
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Play 52 On Choosing Our Teachers Felipe Vogel
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Play 53 On the Faults of the Spirit Felipe Vogel
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Play 54 On Asthma and Death Felipe Vogel
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Play 55 On Vatia's Villa Felipe Vogel
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Play 56 On Quiet and Study Felipe Vogel
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Play 57 On the Trials of Travel Felipe Vogel
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Play 58 On Being Felipe Vogel
00:25:51
Play 59 On Pleasure and Joy Felipe Vogel
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Play 60 On Harmful Prayers Felipe Vogel
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Play 61 On Meeting Death Cheerfully Felipe Vogel
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Play 62 On Good Company Felipe Vogel
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Play 63 On Grief for Lost Friends Felipe Vogel
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Play 64 On the Philosopher's Task Felipe Vogel
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Play 65 On the First Cause Felipe Vogel
00:17:32