draws expertly and widely on the modern scholarship to provide the first full edition of the work in English: a critical Latin text with translation on facing pages; a commentary ... and a long introduction. Rowland Smith, Times Literary Supplement Braund has done us all a great service in making Seneca's treatise so much more accessible Scholia Review this project is a worthy tribute to Seneca philosophus. It shows Braund's well-known strengths, not least of all an excellent, readable translation that is precise, pays conscious attention to terminology and yet ... captures much of Seneca's emotional tone and rhythm. Jula Wildberger, Journal of Roman Studies
