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  • Horace (Routledge Revivals)

    by C.D.N. Costa ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    Two thousand years after his death Horace is still recognised as a unique poet, having exerted marked influence on later European literature. This collection, first published in 1973, explores the different aspects of Horace’s poetic achievement in his main works: the Odes, Epistles¸ Satires and Ars Poetica.The essays, written by internationally-known scholars, include a discussion of the three ... Read more

    $105.80 CAD

  • Selected Dialogues

    Translated by C. D. N. Costa ...
    by Lucian ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    'you'll find another man to harvest, Glycerion: let this one go' The Greek satirist Lucian was a brilliantly entertaining writer who invented the comic dialogue as a vehicle for satiric comment. His influence was immense, not only in the Greek world, but on later European writers such as Rabelais and Swift. His dialogues puncture the pretensions of pompous philosophers and describe the daily lives ... Read more

    $89.59 CAD

  • On the Shortness of Life: Life Is Long if You Know How to Use It

    by Seneca and C. D. N. Costa ...
    Originally written around 49 AD for his father-in-law Paulinus, Seneca here brings up many Stoic principles on the nature of time, namely that people waste much of it in meaningless pursuits. According to Seneca, nature gives people enough time to do what is really important and it is up to the individual to allot it properly. ... Read more

    $1.36 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Selected Dialogues

    by Lucian ...
    Translated by C. D. N. Costa ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    'you'll find another man to harvest, Glycerion: let this one go' The Greek satirist Lucian was a brilliantly entertaining writer who invented the comic dialogue as a vehicle for satiric comment. His influence was immense, not only in the Greek world, but on later European writers such as Rabelais and Swift. His dialogues puncture the pretensions of pompous philosophers and describe the daily lives ... Read more

    $89.59 CAD

  • Seneca (Routledge Revivals)

    by Costa C.D.N. ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    This volume, first published in 1974, offers a selection of modern perspectives on Seneca, covering his prose treatises, his letters and his tragedies.For centuries literary and philosophical circles had to take Seneca seriously, even if they could not always respect him, and although his reputation has fluctuated, there has been a revival of interest in his achievements. Accordingly, a large part ... Read more

    $114.04 CAD

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  • Letters From A Stoic

    All Three Volumes

    by Seneca ...
    Like the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, Seneca’s Letters are a treasure of practical wisdom on how to live and enjoy life. The focus is on living a simple, stress-free life through the use of rationalism. The letters provide practical steps for people to deal with the human suffering that comes with life’s problems. Topics featured range from discussions on the shortness of life and anger to ... Read more

    $13.73 CAD

  • Discourses and Selected Writings

    by Epictetus ...
    Translated by Robert Dobbin ...
    Contains The Discourses/Fragments/Enchiridion'I must die. But must I die bawling?'Epictetus, a Greek Stoic and freed slave, ran a thriving philosophy school in Nicopolis in the early second century AD. His animated discussions were celebrated for their rhetorical wizardry and were written down by Arrian, his most famous pupil. The Discourses argue that happiness lies in learning to perceive ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

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  • Meditations

    by Marcus Aurelius, 100 MustReads ...
    Series Book 3 - 100 MustReads
    Meditations' by Marcus Aurelius is a timeless philosophical work that offers an intimate glimpse into the thoughts of a Roman emperor seeking wisdom, virtue, and emotional clarity. Written between 161 and 180 AD as private reflections rather than a formal book, these notes were never meant for publication. They were later preserved and compiled around the 10th century, becoming one of history’s ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD

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  • On the Shortness of Life

    by Seneca ...
    Series series Penguin Great Ideas
    Timeless advice on the art of living well, from the celebrated Penguin Great Ideas seriesThe writings of the ancient Roman philosopher Seneca offer powerful insights into stoicism, morality and the importance of reason, and continue to provide profound guidance to many through their eloquence, lucidity and wisdom.Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

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  • On the Shortness of Life

    by Seneca ...
    Translated by John W. Basore ...
    A two-thousand year old classic that continues to find new fans in the digital age, On the Shortness of Life is a Stoic Philosophy masterpiece and, perhaps, the first and greatest of self-help books. Packed with pithy timeless wisdom, Seneca’s famous collection of letters to his father-in-law Paulinus is a short but powerful work, one of Western literature’s finest and most enduring answers to the ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • On the shortness of life

    by Seneca ...
    "On the Shortness of Life" is a moral essay written by Seneca the Younger, a Roman Stoic philosopher, to his friend Paulinus. The philosopher brings up many Stoic principles on the nature of time, namely that men waste much of it in meaningless pursuits. According to the essay, nature gives man enough time to do what is really important and the individual must allot it properly. In general, time ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Moral letters to Lucilius Volume 1

    by Seneca, Lucius Annaeus ...
    Translated by Gummere, Richard Mott ...
    The Epistulae morales ad Lucilium (English: Moral Epistles to Lucilius) is a collection of 124 letters which were written by Seneca the Younger at the end of his life. They are addressed to Lucilius, the then procurator of Sicily, although he is known only through Seneca's writings. In these letters, Seneca gives Lucilius tips on how to become a more devoted Stoic. Lucilius was, at that time, the ... Read more

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