Lucius Annaeus Seneca (c. 1 BC – AD 65) is considered to be the most important Roman philosopher. Along with his
Epistles to Lucilius, the work of his maturity, a large part of his fame should be attributed to his
Dialogi[
Dialogues], a 12-book collection of ten philosophical treatises. Their titles, in the order in which they are found in both the manuscript tradition and modern editions, run as follows:
De providentia,
De constantia sapientis,
De ira(3 books),
AdMarciam de consolatione,
De vita beata,
De otio,
De tranquillitate animi,
De brevitate vitae,
Consolatio ad Polybium,
Ad Helviam matrem de consolatione. The collection’s title
Dialogimay strike one as peculiar, since, in reality, the works (with the exception of
Detranquillitate animi) are not dialogues in the Platonic…
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Citation: Tzounakas, Spyridon. "Dialogi". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 02 September 2015 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=35605, accessed 22 November 2024.]
