Beskrivning
Beskrivning
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. 161–180). A series of spiritual exercises filledwith wisdom, practical guidance, and profound understanding of human behavior, itremains 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 withadversity and interacting with others—have made the Meditations required readingfor statesmen and philosophers alike, while generations of ordinary readers haveresponded to the straightforward intimacy of his style. For anyone who strugglesto reconcile the demands of leadership with a concern for personal integrity andspiritual well-being, the Meditations remains as relevant now as it was two thousandyears ago. In Gregory Hays’s new translation—the first in thirty-five years—Marcus’s thoughts speak with a new immediacy. In fresh and unencumbered English, Hays vividlyconveys the spareness and compression of the original Greek text. Never before haveMarcus’s insights been so directly and powerfully presented. With an Introductionthat outlines Marcus’s life and career, the essentials of Stoic doctrine, the styleand construction of the Meditations, and the work’s ongoing influence, this editionmakes it possible to fully rediscover the thoughts of one of the most enlightenedand intelligent leaders of any era.
