Meditations, with selected correspondence

✍ Scribed by Marcus Aurelius [Trans. Robin Hard]

Publisher: Oxford University Press
Year: 2011
Tongue: English
Leaves: 206
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

The MEDITATIONS of Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) is a private notebook of philosophical reflections, written by a Roman emperor probably on military campaign in Germany. In short, highly charged comments, Marcus draws on Stoic philosophy to confront challenges that he felt acutely, but which are also shared by all human beings—the looming presence of death, making sense of one’s social role and projects, the moral significance of the universe. They bring us closer to the personality of the emperor, who is often disillusioned with his own status and with human activities in general; they are both an historical document and a remarkable spiritual diary. This translation by Robin Hard brings out the eloquence and universality of Marcus’ thoughts. The introduction and notes by Christopher Gill
place the MEDITATIONS firmly in the ancient philosophical context. A selection of Marcus’ correspondence with his tutor Fronto broadens the picture of the emperor as a person and thinker. [From the back cover]

✦ Table of Contents

Introduction vii
Note on the Text xxv
Select Bibliography xxvi
A Chronology of Marcus Aurelius xxxi
MEDITATIONS
BOOK I 3
BOOK 2 10
BOOK 3 16
BOOK 4 23
BOOK 5 35
BOOK 6 46
BOOK 7 58
BOOK 8 70
BOOK 9 82
BOOK I0 93
BOOK II 104
BOOK 12 114
Appendix: A Selection from the Correspondence
between Marcus Cornelius Fronto and Marcus
Aurelius 122
Explanatory Notes 143
List of Letters Translated 174
Index of Themes 175

✦ Subjects

Stoicism

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