How to Die: An Ancient Guide to the End of Life

by Seneca

Book Overview

Timeless wisdom on death and dying from the celebrated Stoic philosopher Seneca

"It takes an entire lifetime to learn how to die," wrote the Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca (c. 4 BC-65 AD). He counseled readers to "study death always," and took his own advice, returning to the subject again and again in all his writings, yet he never treated it in a complete work. How to Die gathers in one volume, for the first time, Seneca's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691175578
• ISBN13: 9780691175577
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.7" x 6.7"