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This study examines the theme of suicide in Seneca, analyzing all relevant passages from his prose works. Adopting a rhetorical and pragmatic approach, it treats the texts as communicative acts within a multifaceted debate—both philosophical...
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October 5, 2026

This study examines the theme of suicide in Seneca, analyzing all relevant passages from his prose works. Adopting a rhetorical and pragmatic approach, it treats the texts as communicative acts within a multifaceted debate—both philosophical and historical-political—set against the backdrop of the Julio-Claudian era, when the choice between life and mors voluntaria was a pressing and controversial issue.
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Pages: 592
Publisher: De Gruyter
Imprint: De Gruyter
Publication Date:
October 5, 2026
ISBN: 9783112241967
Format: Hardcover
BISACs:
PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical
Ivan Spurio Venarucci, Sapienza Università di Roma, Roma, Italia.
Ivan Spurio Venarucci, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.