Seneca, reader of Epicurus. A reading of Epp. 1-29 in the light of Ep. 33

The recurrent Epicurean quotations in the first Epistulae of Seneca have been a cause of bewilderment among critics. Our analysis shows how the way the epistolary ego reads them ends up depriving them of their philosophical identity. If we read the first letters in the light of Ep. 33 we will find o...

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spelling I28-R241-article-39582023-06-27T20:46:42Z Seneca, reader of Epicurus. A reading of Epp. 1-29 in the light of Ep. 33 Séneca, lector de Epicuro. Una lectura de Epp. 1-29 a la luz de la Ep. 33 Correa, Soledad Seneca Epistulae Epicurus model reading Séneca Epistulae Epicuro modelo lectura The recurrent Epicurean quotations in the first Epistulae of Seneca have been a cause of bewilderment among critics. Our analysis shows how the way the epistolary ego reads them ends up depriving them of their philosophical identity. If we read the first letters in the light of Ep. 33 we will find out that it is not in the field of philosophical discussion where the rivalry between Seneca and Epicurus is settled, but in the field of reading, since the epistolary ego aims to build a model reader in order to make it work in his own epistolary collection.  Las recurrentes citas epicúreas en las primeras Epistulae de Séneca han provocado el desconcierto de la crítica. Nuestro análisis muestra cómo las operaciones de lectura que el ego epistolar realiza sobre ellas termina por despojarlas de su identidad filosófica. Leer las primeras cartas a la luz de la Ep. 33 permite ver que no es en el terreno de la discusión filosófica donde se dirime la rivalidad con Epicuro sino en el de la lectura, ya que lo que el ego epistolar busca es construir un modelo de lector para hacerlo extensivo a su epistolario.  Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires 2017-11-29 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo revisado por pares application/pdf http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/afc/article/view/3958 10.34096/afc.v2i28.3958 Anales de Filología Clásica; Vol. 2 Núm. 28 (2015); 77-88 2362-4841 0325-1721 spa http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/afc/article/view/3958/3531
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title Seneca, reader of Epicurus. A reading of Epp. 1-29 in the light of Ep. 33
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description The recurrent Epicurean quotations in the first Epistulae of Seneca have been a cause of bewilderment among critics. Our analysis shows how the way the epistolary ego reads them ends up depriving them of their philosophical identity. If we read the first letters in the light of Ep. 33 we will find out that it is not in the field of philosophical discussion where the rivalry between Seneca and Epicurus is settled, but in the field of reading, since the epistolary ego aims to build a model reader in order to make it work in his own epistolary collection. 
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