Nullam sapientem nec iniuriam accipere nec contumeliam posse (Sen. Dial. 2.2.1) : A Forerunner of the Modern Concept of Resilience

Zusammenfassung: The paper examines the presence of the concept of resilience in the work of Lucius Annaeus Seneca, a leading figure of the Julio-Claudian era and protagonist of Neros quinquennium aureum, but later forced to retire from political activity. Tacitus (Ann. 15.60–65) criticises the frailty he displayed in the last moments of his life, quite different from the ethical and ethological precepts he had offered to his readers. In an attempt to understand the reasons for this apparent aporia, the texts of the Cordovan are analysed alongside parallel sources and in the light of modern critical literature, in order to draw an overall picture supported by solid textual analysis

Standort
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Umfang
1 Online-Ressource (21 Seiten)
Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Nullam sapientem nec iniuriam accipere nec contumeliam posse (Sen. Dial. 2.2.1) ; volume:9 ; number:2 ; year:2023 ; pages:262-282
PublicationDate: 20231013
Religion in the Roman empire ; 9, Heft 2 (2023), 262-282

DOI
10.1628/rre-2023-0017
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023102703331360290472
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