Published by SIMON & SCHUSTER, United States(2002)
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“Marcus Aurelius, Meditations”. “The Emperor’s Handbook: A New Translation of the Meditations”. Buddhist book club/meditation sangha that. In many important ways, the reflections of Marcus Aurelius (121-180) crystallize the philosophical wisdom of the Greco-Roman world. This little book was written as a diary to himself while emperor fighting a war out on the boarder of the Roman Empire and today this book is known to us as The Meditations.
So how do the Hays and Hicks & Hicks versions compare? First is in the naming. The Hicks brothers call their translation The Emperor’s Handbook (Scribner, 2002), which sets it apart from other translations which stick to Meditations.
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About this Item: SIMON & SCHUSTER, United States, 2002. Hardback. Condition: New. Language: English. Brand new Book. In the tradition of The Art of Living and Marcus Aurelius' Meditations--a practical book of timeless advice from one of the most powerful individuals in history--available for the first time in a highly accessible translation, including several unique features for contemporary readers and users of daily wisdom guides. Essayist Matthew Arnold described the man who wrote these words as 'the most beautiful figure in history.' Possibly so, but he was certainly more than that. Marcus Aurelius ruled the Roman Empire at its height, yet he remained untainted by the incalculable wealth and absolute power that had corrupted many of his predecessors. Marcus knew the secret of how to live the good life amid trying and often catastrophic circumstances, of how to find happiness and peace when surrounded by misery and turmoil, and of how to choose the harder right over the easier wrong without apparent regard for self-interest. The historian Michael Grant praises Marcus's book as 'the best ever written by a major ruler,' and Josiah Bunting, superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute, calls it 'the essential book on character, leadership, duty.' Never intended for publication, the Meditations contains the practical and inspiring wisdom by which this remarkable emperor lived the life not of a saintly recluse, but of a general, administrator, legislator, spouse, parent, and judge besieged on all sides. The Emperor's Handbook offers a vivid and fresh translation of this important piece of ancient literature. It brings Marcus's words to life and shows his wisdom to be as relevant today as it was in the second century. This book belongs on the desk and in the briefcase of every business executive, political leader, and military officer. It speaks to the soul of anyone who has ever exercised authority or faced adversity or believed in a better day. Seller Inventory # ABZ9780743233835
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I would like to read Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, but have multiple translations available to me. There seems to be some stark differences between the two, which gets me to think: which translations (not limited to these) are in your opinion, the best ?
I took some time to put together the first few entries from some different versions. I know it's just a few entries, but to those who have read this version or that, any thoughts?
George Long, 1862 From my grandfather Verus I learned good morals and the government of my temper. From the reputation and remembrance of my father, modesty and a manly character. From my mother, piety and beneficence, and abstinence, not only from evil deeds, but even from evil thoughts; and further, simplicity in my way of living, far removed from the habits of the rich. From my great-grandfather, not to have frequented public schools, and to have had good teachers at home, and to know that on such things a man should spend liberally.
Martin Hammond, 2006 From my grandfather Verus: decency and a mild temper. From what they say and I remember of my natural father: integrity and manliness. From my mother: piety, generosity, the avoidance of wrongdoing and even the thought of it; also simplicity of living, well clear of the habits of the rich. From my great-grandfather: not to have attended schools for the public; to have had good teachers at home, and to realize that this is the sort of thing on which one should spend lavishly.
Hicks and Hicks, 2002 I am indebted to my grandfather Verus for his good disposition and sweet temper. From my father's reputation and my memory of him, I learned modesty and manliness. From my mother I learned to fear God and to be generous, to refuse not only to do evil but to think it, and a simplicity of life far removed from the habits of the rich. Thanks to my great-grandfather, I didn't have to waste my time in the public schools but had good tutors at home instead and learned that one can not spend too much money on such things.
Maxwell Staniforth, 1964 The example of my grandfather Verus gave me a good disposition, not prone to anger. By the recollection of my father's character, I learned to be both modest and manly. As for my mother, she taught me to have regard for religion, to be generous and open-handed, and not only to forbear from doing anybody an ill turn, but not so much as to endure the thought of it. By her likewise, I was bred to a plain, inexpensive way of living, very different from the common luxury of the rich. I have to thank my great-grandfather that I did not go to a public school, but had good masters at home, and learnt to know that one ought to spend liberally on such things.
Gregory Hays, 2003 1. MY GRANDFATHER VERUS Character and self-control. 2. MY FATHER (FROM MY OWN MEMORIES AND HIS REPUTATION) Integrity and manliness. 3. MY MOTHER Her reverence for the divine, her generosity, her inability not only to do wrong but even to conceive of doing it. And the simple way she lived-not in the least like the rich. 4. MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER To avoid the public schools, to hire good private teachers, and to accept the resulting costs as money well spent.
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