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Publication Twelve months: | 2015 |
| Structure: | Hardcover | Language: | English |
| ISBN: |
9780141395869 |
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9780141395869 |
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But while the Meditations had been composed to give internal most comfort, in constructing his beliefs Marcus also created surely one of the ultimate of all works of philosophy: a series of wise and helpful aphorisms which had been consulted and admired by statesmen, thinkers and fashioned readers for nearly two thousand years. To offer a beefy notion of Aurelius’s seminal work, this edition entails explanatory notes, a well-liked index, an index of quotations, an index of names, and an introduction by Diskin Clay inserting the work in its biographical, ancient, and literary context, a chronology of Marcus Aurelius’s lifestyles and profession. For extra than seventy years, Penguin has been the main publisher of traditional literature in the English-talking world. With extra than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a world bookshelf of the ultimate works all by history and all by genres and disciplines. Readers trust the sequence to give authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by illustrious scholars and contemporary authors, besides to up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Before every part written supreme for his internal most consumption, Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations has modified into a key text in the notion of Roman Stoic philosophy. This Penguin Classics edition is translated with notes by Martin Hammond and an introduction by Diskin Clay. Written in Greek by an psychological Roman emperor with none diagram of e-newsletter, the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius provide a wide fluctuate of nice looking spiritual reflections and exercises developed as the chief struggled to realize himself and safe sense of the universe. Spanning from doubt and despair to conviction and exaltation, they duvet such diverse topics as the build a query to of advantage, human rationality, the nature of the gods and Aurelius’s possess feelings. 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His repute leisure, above all, on his Meditations , a series of reflections, strongly influenced by Epictetus, which portray a Stoic outlook on lifestyles. He was succeeded by his natural son, thus ending the period of the adoptive emperors. Ought to you enjoyed Meditations , you would per chance per chance per chance per chance have Seneca’s Letters from a Stoic , also on hand in Penguin Classics. Written by an psychological Roman emperor with none diagram of e-newsletter, the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius are the spiritual reflections and exercises developed as the chief struggled to realize himself and safe sense of the universe. This present day these simple, helpful aphorisms continue to provide guidance and comfort to many with their eloquence, wisdom and humility Written in Greek with none diagram of e-newsletter, this e book offers spiritual reflections and exercises developed by the author, as the chief who struggled to realize himself and safe sense of the universe. 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| Product Identifiers | |
| ISBN-10 | 0141395869 |
| ISBN-13 | 9780141395869 |
| eBay Product ID (ePID) | 202478232 |
| Key Minute print | |
| Creator | Marcus Aurelius |
| Amount Of Pages | 416 pages |
| Collection | A Penguin Classics Hardcover |
| Structure | Hardcover |
| Publication Date | 2015-04-28 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Penguin Publishing Community |
| Publication Twelve months | 2015 |
| Extra Minute print | |
| Copyright Date | 2014 |
| Authentic Language | Greek, Classical |
| Illustrated | Yes |
| Dimensions | |
| Weight | 13.1 Oz19459027] |
| High | 1 In. |
| Width | 4.4 In. |
| Size | 6.9 In. |
| Aim Target audience | |
| Community | Alternate |
| Grade From | 12 |
| Age Differ | 18 |
| Classification Formula | |
| LCCN | 2015-430931 |
| LC Classification Amount | B580.M3413 2014 |
| Dewey Decimal | 188 |
| Dewey Version | 23 |
| Contributors | |
| Introduction by | Diskin Clay |
| Translated by | Martin Hammond |
| Illustrated by | Coralie Bickford-smith |
| Notes by | Martin Hammond |
| Experiences | |
| “Here, for our age, is [Marcus’s] colossal work supplied in its entirety, strongly presented and freshly, elegantly translated.” Robert Fagles Martin Hammond’s translation of Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations, have his Iliad and Odyssey, is the work of an strangely gifted translator, and one who understands the worth added by cautious attention to supplementary cloth. He writes natural English, say and veritably eloquent; the text is wisely supported by efficient notes and a characteristically thorough and wisely-deliberate index; Diskin Clay offers a critical introduction. That is a colorful volume | |
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