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De Brevitate Vitae (English: On the Shortness of Life) is a moral essay written by Seneca the Younger, a Roman Stoic philosopher, sometime around the year 49 AD, to his father-in-law Paulinus. The philosopher brings up many Stoic principles on the nature of time, namely that people waste much of it in meaningless pursuits. According to the essay, nature gives people enough time to do what is really important and the individual must allot it properly. In general, time is best used by living in the present moment in pursuit of the intentional, purposeful life. (Summary by )
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Source text (please read only from this text!): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64576
Target completion date: 2023-04-30
Prooflistening level: Standard
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Genres for the project: Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity)
Keywords that describe the book: philosophy, Stoicism
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LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs
Intro to recording:
Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.
For the first section, say:
For the second and subsequent sections, you may use the shortened intro if you wish:"Section (or Chapter) # of "On the Shortness of Life" by Seneca. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "On the Shortness of Life" by Seneca, by Lucius Annaeus Seneca, translated by Aubrey Stewart. Section Title."
End of recording:"Section (or Chapter) # of "On the Shortness of Life" by Seneca, by Lucius Annaeus Seneca, translated by Aubrey Stewart. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Section Title."
Say:
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:"End of section (or chapter) #." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end."End of "On the Shortness of Life" by Seneca, by Lucius Annaeus Seneca, translated by Aubrey Stewart."
Filename: shortness_##_seneca_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. shortness_01_seneca_128kb.mp3)
Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
MC to select: alg1001
Copy and paste the file link generated by the uploader into the relevant Listen URL field in the Section Compiler, enter the duration in the Notes field, and post in this thread to let your PL and MC know that you have uploaded a file. You may also post the file link in the thread.
