Essays 6: Of Consolation to Marcia

Essays 6: Of Consolation to Marcia by Seneca Audiobook
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Sounded ID: 9781982783303

ISBN: 9781982783303

Publication Date: October 02, 2019

Publisher: Author's Republic

Language: English

Author Name: Seneca

Narrator Name: Robin Homer

Studio Narrated Audiobook 1 hrs 40 mins | PHILOSOPHY | Essays

Essays 6: Of Consolation to Marcia

Author
Seneca
Publisher
Author's Republic
Narrator
Robin Homer

Studio Narrated Audiobook

This audiobook is a traditionally narrated work produced in a studio with a live voice actor and contains no content generated using Voice Replica technologies or synthetic narration.

Marcia actively mourned the death of her son Metilius for over three years. In Of Consolation to Marcia, Seneca attempts to convince her that the fate of her son, while tragic, should not have been a surprise. She knew many other mothers who had lost their sons; why should she expect her own son to survive her? The acknowledgement, even expectation, of the worst of all possible outcomes is a tenet of Seneca's Stoic philosophy. While Seneca sympathised with Marcia, he reminded her that "we are born into a world of things which are all destined to die," and that if she could accept that no one i...

Marcia actively mourned the death of her son Metilius for over three years. In Of Consolation to Marcia, Seneca attempts to convince her that the fate of her son, while tragic, should not have been a surprise. She knew many other mothers who had lost their sons; why should she expect her own son to survive her? The acknowledgement, even expectation, of the worst of all possible outcomes is a tenet of Seneca's Stoic philosophy. While Seneca sympathised with Marcia, he reminded her that "we are born into a world of things which are all destined to die," and that if she could accept that no one is guaranteed a just life (that is, one in which sons always outlive their mothers), she could finally end her mourning and live the rest of her life in peace
Translation by Aubrey Stewart and produced by Vox Stoica
Seneca's Essays Series:
1) Of providence – addressed to Lucilius
2) On the Firmness of the Wise Man – addressed to Serenus
3-5) Of Anger (Books 1-3) – addressed to his brother Novatus
6) Of Consolation – addressed to Marcia
7) Of a Happy Life – addressed to Gallio
8) Of Leisure – addressed to Serenus
9) Of Tranquillity of Mind – addressed to Serenus
10) On the Shortness of Life – addressed to Paulinus
11) Of Consolation – addressed to Polybius
12) Of Consolation – addressed to Helvia

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0 mins 14 secs

2. 01

6 mins 17 secs

3. 02

3 mins 34 secs

4. 03

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12. 11

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13. 12

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17. 16

5 mins 39 secs

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20. 19

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2 mins 57 secs

25. 24

3 mins 41 secs

26. 25

2 mins 28 secs

27. 26

5 mins 03 secs

28. Outro

0 mins 13 secs

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