Seneca

Stoic philosopher, tragedian

Tutor to Nero and the most readable of the Stoics. His moral letters and essays — on anger, on the brevity of life, on providence — speak with a directness that transcends their age. His tragedies profoundly influenced Renaissance drama.

Key works

• Moral Letters to Lucilius~65 AD— 124 letters on the good life
• On the Brevity of Life~49 AD— Time is the one thing we waste

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