Seneca: Of Consolation to Helvia - (My Narration)

Seneca writes his mother to console her on his recent exile to Corsica. In this work, Seneca employs many of the rhetorical devices common to the Consolatio Tradition, while also incorporating his Stoic Philosophy. Seneca is the consoler and the one inflicting suffering in this work, and notes this paradox in the text.
Seneca was charged with adultery with Julia Livilla, sister of Emperor Caligula in 41 AD. He was shortly after exiled to Corsica. Scholars have concluded that the De Consolatione ad Helviam is dated roughly 42/43 AD. In the text, Seneca tells his mother he does not feel grief, therefore she should not mourn his absence. He refers to his exile merely as a ‘change of place’ and reassures her his exile did not bring him feelings of disgrace. Seneca comments on his mother's strong character as a virtue that will allow her to bear his absence
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Book on Amazon: geni.us/SenecaConsolations | Donation Links: linktr.ee/VoxStoica Timings: I - 0:11 II - 2:44 III - 5:52 IV - 6:48 V - 8:04 VI - 11:44 VII - 16:27 VIII - 21:56 VIX - 24:55 X - 29:26 XI - 36:15 XII - 39:40 XIII - 43:16 XIV - 47:03 XV - 48:45 XVI - 50:51 XVII - 55:14 XVIII - 58:19 XIX - 1:02:36 XX - 1:07:13 Video of me editing this audiobook: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3vbnmV_ja1gqpI

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A virtuoso performance, here, as are all your other readings of Seneca. Many thanks for bringing this wisdom to the ears of a modern public (so much in need of wise words and moral teachings)...

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One of my favorite letters from Seneca that I don’t see getting a lot of attention. Thank you Robin! 😊

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00:01:11 >for in diseases also, there is nothing more hurtful than medicine applied too soon. damn

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ill suffer when i die. today i’ll live

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Ha cool! My friend is a big fan of seneca but I like epictetus more. We sometimes debate for fun but We still both agree on the wisdom of both of them

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Epictetus wore long sleeves

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Of i remember correctly the consolations were some Senecas earliest writings.

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Yea, they were all written together in Corsica. The accepted numbering is weird though, it's not remotely chronological.

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Not gonna lie if my kid wrote me this long preachy letter I'd be so mad 😂

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Do you have a plan of doing Xenophon some day?