Meditations (Penguin Classics)

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Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome/ Hammond, Martin 저자(글)

Penguin Classic · 2006년 11월 01일

책 소개

Originally written only for his personal consumption, Marcus Aurelius's Meditations has become a key text in the understanding 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 intellectual Roman emperor without any intention of publication, the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius offer a wide range of fascinating spiritual reflections and exercises developed as the leader struggled to understand himself and make sense of the universe. Spanning from doubt and despair to conviction and exaltation, they cover such diverse topics as the question of virtue, human rationality, the nature of the gods and Aurelius's own emotions. But while the Meditations were composed to provide personal consolation, in developing his beliefs Marcus also created one of the greatest of all works of philosophy: a series of wise and practical aphorisms that have been consulted and admired by statesmen, thinkers and ordinary readers for almost two thousand years.

Martin Hammond's new translation fully expresses the intimacy and eloquence of the original work, with detailed notes elucidating the text. This edition also includes an introduction by Diskin Clay, exploring the nature and development of the Meditations, a chronology, further reading and full indexes.

Marcus Aelius Aurelius Antoninus (121-80) 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, and spent much of his reign in putting down various rebellions, and was a persecutor of Christians. His fame rest, above all, on his Meditations, a series of reflections, strongly influenced by Epictetus, which represent a Stoic outlook on life. He was succeeded by his natural son, thus ending the period of the adoptive emperors.

If you enjoyed Meditations, you might like Seneca's Letters from a Stoic, also available in Penguin Classics.

작가정보

저자(글) Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome/ Hammond, Martin

출판사 서평

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)

기본정보

ISBN	9780140449334 ( 0140449337 )
발행(출시)일자	2006년 11월 01일
쪽수	254쪽
크기	144 * 186 * 18 mm / 227 g
총권수	1권
언어	영어

Klover 리뷰 (13)

[ch*******]

그럭저럭 읽을 만 해요

[lu****]

워낙에 명작 고전이라서 구매했습니다. 기대됩니다.

[ur********]

워낙 좋아하는 도서하 원서로도 구매했어여

[uk******]

단순한 명상이 아니라 의미의 철학

[os********]

2천년 전 책이지만 놀랍게도 읽기 쉬움.

[br******]

역시 고전은 어디 가지 않더군요..

[h0*****]

남의 일기장 보는 기분이긴 한데 여러번 곱씹게 하는 명언들이 많아서 읽으면서 밑줄을 많이 그었던 책입니다.

[or******]

too many must be quoted words to take them into my heart.

[ll****]

인생책 명상록을 읽고 너무 좋아 원서를 구매했습니다. 배송 잘 해주셔서 감사합니다. 잘 읽겠습니다 ! ^^