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Meditations a new translation of the philosophical journey that has inspired luminaries from matthew arnold to bill clinton in a beautiful hardcover gift edition, with a cover designed by coralie bickfordsmith worldchanging ideas meet eyecatching design. Marcus aurelius by frank mclynn penguin books new zealand. Written in greek by an intellectual roman emperor without any intention of publication, the meditations of marcus aurelius offer a wide range of fascinating spiritual reflections and exercises developed as the leader struggled to understand. Booktopia has meditations, penguin classics by marcus aurelius. Feb 16, 2012 meditations is a series of personal writings by marcus aurelius, roman emperor 161180 ce, setting forth his ideas on stoic philosophy. The main characters of this philosophy, classics story are. Meditations of marcus aurelius introduction marcus aurelius meditations tr. Marcus aurelius wrote the 12 books of the meditations in koine greek. English the meditationsof the emperor marcus aurelius antoninus translated by francis hutcheson and james moor. Few ancient works have been as influential as the meditations of marcus aurelius, philosopher and emperor of rome a. Published april 27th 2006 by penguin books first published 180.

Here, for our age, is his great work presented in its entirety, strongly introduced and freshly, elegantly translated by gregory hays for the modern library. A new translation of the philosophical journey that has inspired luminaries from matthew arnold to bill clinton in a beautiful hardcover gift edition, with a cover. Of the big three seneca, marcus aurelius, epictetus, epictetus is the most preachy and for many, the least fun to read. Annius verus, and he was sprung of a noble family which claimed descent from numa, second king of rome. This little book was written as a diary to himself while emperor fighting a war out on the boarder of the roman empire and today this book is known to us as the meditations.

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A leading translation of stoic philosophy in wise and practical aphorisms that have inspired bill clinton, ryan. About the author marcus aurelius antoninus was born in ad 121, in the reign of the emperor hadrian. Personally, i prefer the penguin translations, but ive tried a handful of. This penguin classics edition is translated with notes by martin hammond and an introduction by diskin clay. Meditations penguin classics by marcus aurelius and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. To provide a full understanding of aureliuss seminal work, this edition includes explanatory notes, a general index, an index of quotations, an index of names, and an introduction by diskin clay putting the work in its biographical, historical, and literary context, a chronology of marcus aureliuss life and career. At first he was called marcus annius verus, but his wellborn father died young and he was adopted, first by his grandfather, who had him educated by a number of excellent tutors, and then, when he was sixteen, by aurelius antoninus, his uncle by marriage, who had been adopted as hadrians heir, and had no. To provide a full understanding of aurelius s seminal work, this edition includes explanatory notes, a general index, an index of quotations, an index of names, and an introduction by diskin clay putting the work in its biographical, historical, and literary context, a chronology of marcus aurelius s life and career.

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