Meditations (A Penguin Classics Hardcover)

Meditations (A Penguin Classics Hardcover)

A new translation of the philosophical journey that has inspired luminaries from Matthew Arnold to Bill Clinton in a beautiful hardcover gift edition, with a cover designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith

World-changing ideas meet eye-catching design: the best titles of the extraordinarily successful Great Ideas series are now packaged in Coralie Bickford-Smithâ€™s distinctive, award-winning covers. Whether on a well-curated shelf or in your back pocket, these timeless works of philosophical, political, and psychological thought are absolute must-haves for book collectors as well as design enthusiasts.

Written in Greek by an intellectual Roman emperor without any intention of publication, the Meditations of Marcus AureliusÂ 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 the values of leadership. 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.

To provide a full understanding of Aurelius's seminal work, this edition includesÂ explanatory notes, a general index, an index of quotations, an index of names, andÂ an introduction by Diskin Clay putting the work in its biographical, historical, and literary context,Â a chronology of Marcus Aurelius's life and career.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700Â titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theÂ series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-dateÂ translations by award-winning translators.
Country USA
Brand Penguin Classics
Manufacturer Penguin Classics
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 40892380
Color Teal/Turquoise green
ReleaseDate 2015-04-28
UnitCount 1
UPCs 787721958123
EANs 2015141395869

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin Classics
Manufacturer	Penguin Classics
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	40892380
Color	Teal/Turquoise green
ReleaseDate	2015-04-28
UnitCount	1
UPCs	787721958123
EANs	2015141395869

Meditations (A Penguin Classics Hardcover)

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