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"In almost all of [Seneca's] tragedies," sixteenth century playwright Giambattisa Giraldi Cinthio confessed, "he surpassed . . . all the Greeks who ever wrote—in wisdom, in gravity, in decorum, in majesty, and in memorable aphorism." And yet no one seems to remember him. Who was this ingenious ancient Roman thinker and writer?
Join me and celebrated poet Dana Gioia as we discuss Seneca's The Madness of Hercules and why Seneca is still supremely relevant today.
Stay up-to-date with the latest episodes of the Evangelization & Culture Podcast biweekly on WordOnFire.org, on YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts.
You can get more content like this in the quarterly print journal of the Word on Fire Institute, Evangelization & Culture.
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"In almost all of [Seneca's] tragedies," sixteenth century playwright Giambattisa Giraldi Cinthio confessed, "he surpassed . . . all the Greeks who ever wrote—in wisdom, in gravity, in decorum, in majesty, and in memorable aphorism." And yet no one seems to remember him. Who was this ingenious ancient Roman thinker and writer?
Join me and celebrated poet Dana Gioia as we discuss Seneca's The Madness of Hercules and why Seneca is still supremely relevant today.
Stay up-to-date with the latest episodes of the Evangelization & Culture Podcast biweekly on WordOnFire.org, on YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts.
You can get more content like this in the quarterly print journal of the Word on Fire Institute, Evangelization & Culture.

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