Meditations: A New Translation (Modern Library Classics) - Softcover

Aurelius, Marcus

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0812968255 ISBN 13: 9780812968255

Publisher: Random House Publishing Group, 2003

Synopsis

Note: Product Outer Packaging/Cover May Vary As Per Stock Availability ; Nearly Two Thousand Years After It Was Written, Meditations Remains Profoundly Relevant For Anyone Seeking To Lead A Meaningful Life.Few Ancient Works Have Been As Influential As The Meditations Of Marcus Aurelius, Philosopher And Emperor Of Rome A.D. 161Andndash;180. A Series Of Spiritual Exercises Filled With Wisdom, Practical Guidance, And Profound Understanding Of Human Behavior, It Remains One Of The Greatest Works Of Spiritual And Ethical Reflection Ever Written. Marcusandrsquo;S Insights And Adviceandmdash;On Everything From Living In The World To Coping With Adversity And Interacting With Othersandmdash;Have Made The Meditations Required Reading For Statesmen And Philosophers Alike, While Generations Of Ordinary Readers Have Responded To The Straightforward Intimacy Of His Style. For Anyone Who Struggles To Reconcile The Demands Of Leadership With A Concern For Personal Integrity And Spiritual Well-Being, The Meditations Remains As Relevant Now As It Was Two Thousand Years Ago. In Gregory Haysandrsquo;S New Translationandmdash;The First In Thirty-Five Yearsandmdash;Marcusandrsquo;S Thoughts Speak With A New Immediacy. In Fresh And Unencumbered English, Hays Vividly Conveys The Spareness And Compression Of The Original Greek Text. Never Before Have Marcusandrsquo;S Insights Been So Directly And Powerfully Presented. With An Introduction That Outlines Marcusandrsquo;S Life And Career, The Essentials Of Stoic Doctrine, The Style And Construction Of The Meditations, And The Workandrsquo;S Ongoing Influence, This Edition Makes It Possible To Fully Rediscover The Thoughts Of One Of The Most Enlightened And Intelligent Leaders Of Any Era.

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About the Author

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus was born to an upper-class Roman family in A.D. 121 and was later adopted by the future emperor Antoninus Pius, whom he succeeded in 161. His reign was marked by a successful campaign against Parthia, but was overshadowed in later years by plague, an abortive revolt in the eastern provinces, and the deaths of friends and family, including his co-emperor Lucius Verus. A student of philosophy from his earliest youth, he was especially influenced by the first-century Stoic thinker Epictetus. His later reputation rests on his Meditations, written during his later years and never meant for formal publication. He died in 180, while campaigning against the barbarian tribes on Rome's northern frontier.

Gregory Hays is assistant professor of classics at the University of Virginia. He has published articles and reviews on various ancient writers and is currently completing a translation and critical study of the mythographer Fulgentius.

From the Back Cover

A series of spiritual exercises filled with wisdom, practical guidance, and profound understanding of human behavior, Marcus Aurelius's "Meditations remains one of the greatest works of spiritual and ethical reflection ever written. Marcus's insights and advice--on everything from living in the world to coping with adversity and interacting with others--have made the "Meditations required reading for statesmen and philosophers alike, while generations of ordinary readers have responded to the straightforward intimacy of his style.
In Gregory Hays's new translation--the first in a generation--Marcus's thoughts speak with a new immediacy: never before have they been so directly and powerfully presented.

Edition details

• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0812968255
• ISBN 13: 9780812968255
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 273