{"product_id":"hardship-and-happiness-9780226748337","title":"Hardship and Happiness","description":"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 Elizabeth Asmis, Shadi Bartsch, and Martha C. Nussbaum, this engaging collection helps restore Seneca-whose works have been highly praised by modern authors from Desiderius Erasmus to Ralph Waldo Emerson-to his rightful place among the classical writers most widely studied in the humanities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eHardship and Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e collects a range of essays intended to instruct, from consolations-works that offer comfort to someone who has suffered a personal loss-to pieces on how to achieve happiness or tranquility in the face of a difficult world. Expertly translated, the essays will be read and used by undergraduate philosophy students and experienced scholars alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eElaine Fantham \u003c\/b\u003ewas the Giger Professor of Latin at Princeton University from 1986 to 1999. She has written many books and commentaries on Latin literature, including Seneca's \u003ci\u003eTroades\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eHarry M. Hine\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emeritus in the School of Classics at the University of St Andrews in Scotland and the translator of Seneca's \u003ci\u003eNatural Questions\u003c\/i\u003e, also in the series. \u003cb\u003eJames Ker\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of classical studies at the University of Pennsylvania and the editor of \u003ci\u003eA Seneca Reader: Selections from Prose and Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eGareth D. Williams\u003c\/b\u003e is the Violin Family Professor of Classics at Columbia University and the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Cosmic Viewpoint: A Study of Seneca's \"Natural Questions\u003c\/i\u003e.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50628799856914,"sku":"9780226748337","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_381f3588-243e-4ab1-adb1-fcf1d35ecf7f.jpg?v=1732708138","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hardship-and-happiness-9780226748337","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}