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Marcus Aurelius is remembered as one of the great Roman emperors and as the philosopher of THE MEDITATIONS, a collection of maxims that he wrote late in his life while on a military campaign against the barbarians who would later overrun the Roman Empire. A pithy collection of basic principles of conduct, character, and stoic philosophy, THE MEDITATIONS consists of 12 books in which Marcus Aurelius unpacks the learning and insights of a lifetime. It is said they were actually written to himself as a kind of personal diary, with no intention of being published, but they have been a much-loved work of literature over centuries. THE EMPEROR'S HANDBOOK, a translation by the brother team of David and C. Scot Hicks, brings THE MEDITATIONS to a contemporary audience while retaining the flavor of the original. Like all classics, Marcus Aurelius speaks to our time as well as his own, and we see this in his advice on boors, on procrastination, and on how not to worry about what others think of us. Marcus Aurelius also addresses cosmic issues such as man's relation to the universe. The brothers Hicks have shaped a readable translation of this guide for living that is educational and entertaining at the same time. THE EMPEROR'S HANDBOOK conveys a sense of the man who was an enlightened ruler and the great civilization that was not only threatened, but which indeed was swept away.
| Size | | Length: | 128 pages | | Height: | 8.5 in | | Width: | 5.8 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 10.4 oz |
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