{"product_id":"dialogues-and-letters-9780140446791","title":"Dialogues and Letters","description":"Included in this volume are the dialogues \u003cb\u003eOn the Shortness of Life\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eOn Tranquility of Mind\u003c\/b\u003e, which are eloquent classic statements of Stoic ideals of fortitude and self-reliance. This selection also features extracts from \u003cb\u003eNatural Questions\u003c\/b\u003e, Seneca's exploration of such phenomena as the cataracts of the Nile and earthquakes, and the \u003cb\u003eConsolation of Helvia\u003c\/b\u003e, in which he tenderly tries to soothe his mother's pain at their separation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140446791\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.86h x 5.08w x 0.41d","brand":"Seneca","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42916792697013,"sku":"9780140446791","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_f36cd7a3-d40d-4074-b942-21a063fd33f9.jpg?v=1687271021","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/dialogues-and-letters-9780140446791","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}