Hardship and Happiness

This book collects a range of essays intended to instruct, from consolations—works that offer comfort to someone who has suffered a personal loss—to pieces on how to achieve happiness or tranquility in the face of a difficult world.

Edited by Elizabeth Asmis, Shadi Bartsch, and Martha C. Nussbaum, these expertly translated essays are part of a fresh and compelling series of new English-language translations of Seneca's works.

The collection is designed to be read and used by undergraduate philosophy students and experienced scholars alike.