How to Give by Seneca

How to Give by Seneca

To give and receive well may be the most human thing you can do - but it is also the closest you can come to divinity. So argues the great Roman Stoic thinker Seneca (c. 4 BCE65 CE) in his longest and most searching moral treatise, "On Benefits" ( De Beneficiis

"In a helpful running commentary that accompanies his vigorous translation, [James] Romm glosses Seneca to mean that the best gifts are given anonymously and received gratefully. . . For the stoically inclined, a fine vade mecum come donation time." * Kirkus Reviews *
"Engaging. . . . [Seneca] has seldom seemed wiser."---Steven Donoghue, Open Letters
"[Romm] is very helpful in his introduction . . . [and his] short summations show a clear mastery of his material."---Ray Morris, Classics for All
"Thoughtful advice. . . . How to Give is as much about receiving as it is about giving."---John J. Miller, National Review
"This new translation of Seneca the Younger's De Beneficiis has insights for both givers and receivers, confirming that the questions surrounding philanthropy—and how to receive as well as to give graciously—are of enduring importance."---Austin Detwiler, Philanthropy Daily

James Romm is the editor and translator of Seneca’s How to Keep Your Cool and How to Die (both Princeton) and the author of Dying Every Day: Seneca at the Court of Nero. He has written for the Wall Street Journal, the New York Review of Books, and the London Review of Books, among other publications. He is the James H. Ottaway Jr. Professor of Classics at Bard College and lives in Barrytown, New York.

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ISBN 13	9780691192093
ISBN 10	069119209X
Title	How to Give
Author	Seneca
Series	Ancient Wisdom For Modern Readers
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Princeton University Press
Year published	2020-10-20
Number of pages	288
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.