Vol. 31 No. 1 (2005): XXXI - 2005, fascicolo 1
Articoli

Gli <em>sparsa miracula</em> di Ovidio (<em>Met.</em> 2.193) e Seneca (<em>Epist.</em> 90.43)

Published 2014-04-14

Keywords

  • Seneca,
  • Epist. 90,
  • sky contemplation,
  • Stoicism

Abstract

Seneca’s expression sparsa miracula is an allusive homage paid to Ovid, but for the Stoic philosopher, contemplation of the sky is no longer a source of fear, but a way to free himself from wrong convictions and wrong fears.