Anger, mercy, revenge

Abstract

Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BCE-65 CE) was a Roman Stoic philosopher, dramatist, statesman, and advisor to the emperor Nero, all during the Silver Age of Latin literature. The Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca is a fresh and compelling series of new English-language translations of his works in eight accessible volumes. Edited by world-renowned classicists Elizabeth Asmis, Shadi Bartsch, and Martha C. Nussbaum, this engaging collection restores Seneca–whose works have been highly praised by modern authors from Desiderius Erasmus to Ralph Waldo Emerson–to his rightful place among the classic. Seneca and his world – On anger translated by Robert A. Kaster – Translator’s introduction – On anger – On clemency translated by Robert A. Kaster – Translator’s introduction – On clemency – The pumpkinification of Claudius the god / translated by Martha C. Nussbaum – Translator’s introduction – The pumpkinification of Claudius the god.