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  • Published: 26 September 2019
  • ISBN: 9780241429648
  • Imprint: Penguin Audio
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $19.99

Letters from a Stoic

Epistulae Morales Ad Lucilium





An enlightening collection of works by the most eloquent advocate of Stoicism

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This Penguin Classic is performed by Julian Glover, Olivier Award winning actor, also known for his roles in Game of Thrones and Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets. This definitive recording includes an Introduction by Robin Campbell.


A philosophy that saw self-possession as the key to an existence lived 'in accordance with nature', Stoicism called for the restraint of animal instincts and the severing of emotional ties. These beliefs were formulated by the Athenian followers of Zeno in the fourth century BC, but it was in Seneca (c. 4 BC- AD 65) that the Stoics found their most eloquent advocate. Stoicism, as expressed in the Letters, helped ease pagan Rome's transition to Christianity, for it upholds upright ethical ideals and extols virtuous living, as well as expressing disgust for the harsh treatment of slaves and the inhumane slaughters witnessed in the Roman arenas. Seneca's major contribution to a seemingly unsympathetic creed was to transform it into a powerfully moving and inspiring declaration of the dignity of the individual mind.

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  • Published: 26 September 2019
  • ISBN: 9780241429648
  • Imprint: Penguin Audio
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $19.99

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