Meditations: The Annotated Edition

267 Pages·2021·6.07 MB·English

by  Marcus Aurelius, Robin Waterfield (editor)

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121–180, author. | Waterfield,
Robin, 1952–translator.
Title: Meditations / Marcus Aurelius; translated, introduced and edited by
Robin Waterfield.
Other titles: Meditations. English
Description: Annotated edition. | New York: Basic Books, [2021] | Includes
bibliographical references.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020046877 | ISBN 9781541673854 (hardcover) | ISBN
9781541675605 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Ethics. | Stoics. | Life.
Classification: LCC B580 .H3 M3713 2021 | DDC 188—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020046877
ISBNs: 978-1-5416-7385-4 (hardcover), 978-1-5416-7560-5 (ebook)
E3-20210226-JV-NF-ORI
CONTENTS
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Preface
Introduction
MEDITATIONS
Notebook 1
Notebook 2
Notebook 3
Notebook 4
Notebook 5
Notebook 6
Notebook 7
Notebook 8
Notebook 9
Notebook 10
Notebook 11
Notebook 12
Discover More
About the Author
The People and Gods of Meditations
Textual Notes
Recommended Reading
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