OUP has published a collection of essays on Seneca, edited by John Fitch, at £29. The blurb says:
The other book is rather different. I saw it at the Hellenic Book Service display in London last Saturday, and can't comment on how good it is, but if I were teaching GCSE Latin I'd get at least one copy to look at. (Update: Anna Davey of OCR writes: "the [Amazon] customer review would suggest that this is a reprint/revised version of a resource originally published for the old 1400 syllabus (which we stopped examining in 2002)."Seneca was a man of many facets: statesman, dramatist, philosopher, prose stylist. His life was marked by extremes of fortune - extremes that are reflected in much of his writing, and in the vicissitudes of his reputation in later centuries. This volume brings together some outstanding essays written about him over the past four decades, and illustrates the diversity of approaches by which modern critics have attempted to understand this multifaceted figure. Just as Seneca's writings often reflect his times, so current critical approaches often reflect issues in contemporary thought and society. Several of the essays have been revised by their authors for this volume, and two of them are translated for the first time. A new introduction places the articles within the context of recent academic thought and criticism. All Latin has been translated.
- A collection of the very best essays about Seneca written over the past forty years
- Represents the diversity of approaches by which recent critics have attempted to understand this multifaceted figure
- New introduction locates the essays in the context of current trends in academic criticism and research
It's called GCSE Latin Resource Book, and the contact address is 20 Apsley Street, Rusthall, Tunbridge Wells TN4 8NU - but probably better to contact the Hellenic Book Service. The price is now under £15.
