Seneca's Neighbour, the Organ Tuner

Classical Quarterly 37 (1):240-243 (1987)
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Abstract

In one of his letters to Lucilius, Seneca discusses the effects of noise and silence on study and contemplation.In the opening sections of the letter, he reveals that his current lodging is located above a bathhouse whence issue continually all sorts of irritating sounds. Seneca insists that such noises, despite their persistence, present no real distraction to one who possesses inner peace and a clear, untroubled mind and whose thoughts are ‘good, steadfast, and sure’.

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