Meditations
A new translation, the first in thirty-five years, of one of the most influential and admired books of the ages, the reflections of Marcus Aurelius, Stoic philosopher and emperor of Rome 161-180 A.D., few books have meant as much to as many as Marcus Aurelius's Meditations. It remains a life-enhanci...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English Latin |
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New York :
The Modern Library, a Division of Random House, Inc.,
2002.
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| Edition: | 2002 Modern Library edition. |
| Series: | Modern library of the world's best books.
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| Summary: | A new translation, the first in thirty-five years, of one of the most influential and admired books of the ages, the reflections of Marcus Aurelius, Stoic philosopher and emperor of Rome 161-180 A.D., few books have meant as much to as many as Marcus Aurelius's Meditations. It remains a life-enhancing work of the basics of Stoic doctrine, Aurelius's life and career, the recurring themes and structure of the work's ongoing influence. |
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| Physical Description: | lvii, 191 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-180) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780812968255 0812968255 9780679642602 0679642609 |
| Author Notes: | Aurelius was dovoted to the Stoic philosophy. Meditations, his spiritual reflections, is considered a classic work of stoicism. Written in Greek, the work comprises of twelve books and records his innermost thoughts. Meditations is his only surviving work. Aurelius died in 180 while prosecuting war against the Marcomanni who lived along the northern limits of the Roman Empire. After his death Aurelius was idealized as the perfect emperor whose reign contrasted sharply with the disastrous period before him and the reigns that followed. (Bowker Author Biography) |
