Marcus Aurelius: Meditations, Books 1-6

by Christopher Gill and Marcus Aurelius

Christopher Gill provides a new translation and commentary on the first half of Marcus Aurelius' Meditations, and a full introduction to the Meditations as a whole. The Meditations constitute a unique and remarkable work, a reflective diary or notebook by a Roman emperor, that is based on Stoic philosophy but presented in a highly distinctive way. Gill focuses on the philosophical content of the work, especially the question of how far it is consistent...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199694834
• ISBN13: 9780199694839
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.6" x 8.5"