Seneca's De Brevitate Vitae

Seneca's De Brevitate Vitae

Course Description: De Brevitate Vitae is a moral essay addressed to Seneca's father-in-law, Paulinus, who is leaving his job as Praefectus Annonae, prefect of the grain supply. In this essay Seneca explores many Stoic ideas related to the passage of time, wasting time, avoiding distractions, and making the most of of the time one has.

DETAILS

Level: This is for Intermediate-Advanced readers of Latin prose who also have some experience speaking Latin.

Textbook: Seneca: De otio; De brevitate vitae (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics) (Amazon Link).

Sections capped at: 5 students. If the course is sold-out, please fill out this waiting-list form.

When
Thursdays, 6:00p.m. U.S. Eastern Time

Cost
$250

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Instructor

David White

David J. White is a Senior Lecturer in Classics at Baylor University, where he has taught since 2004. He has taught many Latin reading and conversation courses through Telepaideia. He has for many years been an active participant in Paideia's Living Latin in New York City and has given several presentations in Latin. For five years he served at Latin Orator for the Classical Association of the Middle West and South and has been active in the spoken Latin and Greek communities.

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