Seneca el Joven. Cartas a Lucilio. Tiempo y ejemplaridad en la Ep.101 de Séneca

Abstract

Time and death are central issues in Seneca´s Epistulae. Ep.101 focuses on living each day as if it were complete and the last, which creates a polarity with other letters in the collection where the philosopher longs for immortality. Exemplarity may provide a possible way out of this conundrum. This article argues that the different exempla featured in this letter guide the reader´s attention to Seneca´s exemplary use of time built throughout the collection, and that this strategy allows the writer to transcend the limits of human temporality and reach a form of textual immortality. Contexto: Se me convocó a participar del Comité Científico y a colaborar con un artículo en esta revista de especialidad.