Meditations
The Annotated Edition
Basic Books · Print & ebook · April 6, 2021
A handsome hardcover edition of Robin Waterfield’s definitive translation, with rich annotations providing everything readers need to understand this timeless masterpiece of practical philosophy. “A treat (and an eye-opening experience) … If you haven’t read Marcus Aurelius or if you have…you should read this book and then read it again.” ―Ryan Holiday, bestselling author of The Daily Stoic An inexhaustible source of wisdom, Meditations is one of the greatest works of popular philosophy ever written.
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- Who it’s for
- A calm, reflective text with enough scaffolding to make daily rereads useful.
- Genres
- Philosophers & Their Ideas, Ancient Philosophy, Philosophers' Lives
- Published
- Basic Books, April 6, 2021
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A handsome hardcover edition of Robin Waterfield’s definitive translation, with rich annotations providing everything readers need to understand this timeless masterpiece of practical philosophy. “A treat (and an eye-opening experience) … If you haven’t read Marcus Aurelius or if you have…you should read this book and then read it again.”
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―Ryan Holiday, bestselling author of The Daily Stoic An inexhaustible source of wisdom, Meditations is one of the greatest works of popular philosophy ever written. As Roman emperor, Marcus Aurelius was the most powerful man in the world, yet he was also an intensely private person with a rich interior life and one of the wisest minds of his generation. He collected his thoughts in notebooks, the entries ranging from one-line aphorisms to essays, from profundity to bitterness, but always with an eye to how one can live with dignity and thrive in an adverse world. A beautiful object on your bookcase or in your hand, this hardcover edition offers the definitive translation of this much beloved text. Copious notes from world-renowned classics expert Robin Waterfield enrich the understanding of even the most devoted Stoic, while guiding those new to the text through Marcus Aurelius’ world and the timeless insights he offers.
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A calm, reflective text with enough scaffolding to make daily rereads useful.
Come here for
- stoic self-talk, clean and spare
- annotation that keeps you oriented
Expect
- classical voice, closely held
- study-friendly pages; easy to dip into
Where it sits
| Philosophers & Their Ideas | 57% |
|---|---|
| Philosophers' Lives | 35% |
| Ancient Philosophy | 26% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Ancient Rome
- Meditation
- Authors
- Marcus Aurelius, Robin Waterfield
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Published
- April 6, 2021
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Ancient Rome