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bearprof's review against another edition
4.0
Lots of wisdom to learn from, but man, the Stoics were sticks-in-the-mud! Also just going to slide past the casual misogyny and constant Rome>Greece harping.
forever_amber's review against another edition
5.0
О, Сенека, другарю и учителю мой, чест и привилегия е да те имам в живота си!
silvernfire's review
4.0
I'd already read the first 65 of Seneca's letters before tackling this book, so I was pretty sure I'd like the contents. Much of the time, I didn't agree with him, but I also knew that going in. But a good, modern translation makes a noticeable difference. Okay, I don't speak Latin and I can't vouch for the accuracy of this translation, but it was pleasant to read. This edition comes with two introductory essays, "Seneca and His World" and "Introduction to the Letters on Ethics," which I thought were useful and informative. The endnotes are helpful as well, but it was annoying having to constantly flip to the back of the book to read them, and I wish they'd been footnotes. The translators have also given each letter a title for reference purposes, and while I can see why they only added these in the table of contents, again, it would've been convenient to have them at the beginning of each letter. But these are basically formatting quibbles: the book itself is excellent, and I recommend it to anyone who wants to read the Letters.
annevivliohomme's review against another edition
3.0
Seneca is such a drama queen😂 Besides his love for some drama, I realised that he is so ahead of his time. His view of life is absurd, because I can't imagine anyone being as stoic as he describes and aims for. But the principles behind this stoicism is admirable, and I finished these letters a little wiser.
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