[Complete] Letters to Lucilius by Seneca - lt

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Moral letters to Lucilius (Epistulae morales ad Lucilium) by Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BCE - 65). Translated by Richard M. Gummere (1883 - 1969)

Volunteers outside the USA: Richard M. Gummere died in 1969. The author's work is still protected by copyright in places like Europe, where copyright is author's death plus 70 years, Australia (author's death plus 70 years for authors who died after 1955) or Canada (author's death plus 50 years), UNLESS the rule of shorter term applies. <p>

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Seneca the Younger’s letters to his friend, Lucilius Junior, appear to have been written with a broad audience in mind. These 124 letters introduce major themes of Stoic philosophy and have been a source of inspiration and comfort for readers throughout the centuries. (jvanstan)
  • Text source (only read from this text!): https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Moral_letters_to_Lucilius
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  • Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): (Lucius Annaeus Seneca) : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seneca_the_Younger
  • Link to title on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistulae_Morales_ad_Lucilium
  • Number of sections (files) this project will have: 125
  • Does the project have an introduction or preface [y/n]: No
  • Original publication date (if known): 65
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Genres for the project: Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity); *Non-fiction/Philosophy; *Non-fiction/Biography & Autobiography; *Non-fiction/Essays & Short Works

Keywords that describe the book: Roman, letters, Stoicism, Nero, seneca the younger, lucilius, stoic philosophy

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Post by Lynnet »

All set. Just waiting to see if PattieMarie is on board 8-)
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Post by pattymarie »

I'd love to dpl this but I'm afraid I may not be allowed to because I live a country where public domain is author's death plus 70 years. :(
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Post by Lynnet »

pattymarie wrote: January 13th, 2020, 3:09 pm I'd love to dpl this but I'm afraid I may not be allowed to because I live a country where public domain is author's death plus 70 years. :(
Yes, I'm afraid the PDness is based on the translator's death date, not the original author's :cry:
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Post by jvanstan »

Awwww, sorry to hear that, Patty Marie!! :( Well, these letters won't take long and I'll reach out when I'm moving to the next project.
pattymarie wrote: January 13th, 2020, 3:09 pm I'd love to dpl this but I'm afraid I may not be allowed to because I live a country where public domain is author's death plus 70 years. :(
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Post by pattymarie »

Thanks, John, I'll be eager to see what literary gem you choose next. :)
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Post by linny »

I can't DPL but I can help out a bit until a DPL comes along for you.

Since the introduction references a great number of the letters do you think the introduction should be 000 instead of 001?

Other than the possible renumbering, the introduction is PL OK.
Last edited by linny on January 22nd, 2020, 2:31 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Post by linny »

John,

I your work. Nicely done. :D

Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 are all PL OK.

That's all I have time for today. Until you get a DPL I'll come by when I can in order to help out.

Edit: So it turns out I had a little more time.

Sections 13, 14, and 15 are PL OK. I really enjoy your energy.
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Post by linny »

Sections 16, 18, 19, 20, and 21 are PL OK. :D

Section 17
6:15 - word change - End of letter 16.
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Post by jvanstan »

Thanks much for the PL-ing and the kind words, Linny! I'm a big Seneca fan and am excited to be doing this project :9:

Just in case your interested, I uploaded more recordings (up to section 35).

Thanks again and hope all is well,
John
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Post by linny »

Hello John,
Section 17 is spot check PL OK.

I have a little bit of extra time today so I'll PL here for a bit.

Sections 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 29, and 30 are PL OK.
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linny wrote: January 30th, 2020, 9:56 am Hello John,
Section 17 is spot check PL OK.

I have a little bit of extra time today so I'll PL here for a bit.

Sections 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 29, and 30 are PL OK.
Lynne,
I'm sorry, this was a typographical error. :oops:

Section 28 is PL OK.
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linny wrote: February 1st, 2020, 2:48 pm
linny wrote: January 30th, 2020, 9:56 am Hello John,
Section 17 is spot check PL OK.

I have a little bit of extra time today so I'll PL here for a bit.

Sections 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 29, and 30 are PL OK.
Lynne,
I'm sorry, this was a typographical error. :oops:

Section 28 is PL OK.
I wondered, but didn’t want to assume :D
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Post by linny »

Sections 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35 are PL OK.
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Post by jvanstan »

Thanks again, Linny! I've got recordings for sections 36-50 now. If you've got the time and interest to do PL these, it would be very much appreciated :D

Hope all is well,
John
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