A velhice e a morte: a carta 26 de Sêneca

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51359/2357-9986.2020.248335

Keywords:

Seneca, Old Age, Death, Letter 26

Abstract

Seneca  opens his epistle  26 with a reference to a previous letter,  that  ofnumber 12. The main subject in both letters is old age and its natural conse-quence: death. At the beginning of epistle 12, he states: “Wherever I turn, Isee proofs of my old age”. In letter 26, he goes further: “Now, I am afraidthat I have left old age behind me”. In this paper, I analyze Seneca’s approa-ch to the complex problem of old age and death in epistle 26, using, in parti-cular, some parallel passages from letter 12. I also offer a Portuguese trans-lation of that letter.

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2020-09-23

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Dossiê Estoicismo