Contemporary Context: Who was Seneca and How was he received? Flashcards
Who was he? Contemporary audience reception? How context influenced his ideas (Men, women and Marriage etc)
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When was Seneca born and when did he die?
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4 BC – 65 AD
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What were Seneca’s 3️⃣roles?
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Roman Stoic philosopher, playwright, and statesman
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Who was Seneca tutor and advisor to and what was his role?
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1) Roman Emperor Nero
2) To instil moral discipline + moderate his excess
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Name the 3️⃣ surviving writings of Seneca?
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1) 10 Essays on Stoic philosophy
2) Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium
3) Plays
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Explain the content of the 3️⃣ surviving writings of Seneca
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10 Essays on Stoic philosophy
Addressing themes On anger, the shortness of life, [grief] etc
Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium
Letters reflecting on ethical and practical stoicism
Plays
- Mostly tragedies on themes of passion, fate and moral struggle
- Phaedra, Thyestes, and The Madness of Hercules
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