Meditations, 9780141395869
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Emperor’s private thoughts offer timeless wisdom for understanding life.
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    416 pages

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Summary

The Emperor’s Wisdom: Meditations on Life, Virtue, and the Universe

Originally a private journal, Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations has become a cornerstone of Roman Stoic philosophy. This edition presents Martin Hammond’s translation, enriched with notes and an introduction by Diskin Clay.

Penned in Greek by a Roman emperor for personal reflection, Meditations offers profound spiritual insights and exercises born from Aurelius’s quest for self-understanding an…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780141395869
ISBN-10:0141395869
Series:Penguin Pocket Hardbacks
Author:Marcus Aurelius
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Classics
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:416
Release Date:21 October 2014
Weight:361g
Dimensions:176mm x 114mm x 35mm
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Critics Review

“Here, for our age, is [Marcus’s] great work presented in its entirety, strongly introduced and freshly, elegantly translated.” -Robert Fagles

Martin Hammond’s translation of Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations, like his Iliad and Odyssey, is the work of an unusually gifted translator, and one who understands the value added by careful attention to supplementary material. He writes natural English, direct and often eloquent; the text is well supported by effective notes and a characteristically thorough and well-planned index; Diskin Clay supplies a useful introduction. This is a fine volume – Malcolm Heath Greece & Rome Journal Marcus is well served by this new translation. Hammond has a pithy turn of phrase to match the emperor’s own … His notes abound in helpful explanation and illuminating cross-reference. Diskin Clay contributes a sparkling and sympathetic introduction. The combination of introduction, translation and notes is as good as they get – John Taylor Journal of Classics Teaching

About The Author

Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aelius Aurelius Antoninus, 121-180: Was adopted by the emperor Antoninus Pius and succeeded him in 161 (as joint emperor with adoptive brother Lucius Verus). He ruled alone from 169. He spent much of his reign in putting down various rebellions and was a persecutor of Christians. His fame rests, above all, on his Meditations, a series of reflections, strongly influenced by Epictetus, which represent a Stoic outlook on life. He died in 180 and was succeeded by his natural son, thus ending the period of the adoptive emperors.

Diskin Clay: Is Professor of Classical Studies at Duke University and has published widely in the area of Ancient Greek Philosophy.

Martin Hammond: Is Head Master of Tonbridge School and has translated Homer’s Iliad for Penguin Classics.

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