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Meditations
Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν
Twelve books of short notes, in Koine Greek, in which the emperor urges himself to live according to nature and reason on Stoic principles. Book I differs from the rest: an account of what he learned from his family, his teachers—Rusticus, Apollonius, Sextus, Fronto—and Antoninus Pius, and of what he owes to the gods. Book II is headed "Among the Quadi, on the Granua" and Book III "At Carnuntum". Books IV to XII alternate maxims, meditations on death and transience, the examination of one's own impressions, the view from above on human affairs, patience with others as kin in a common reason, and acceptance of what fate brings. He quotes Heraclitus, Epicurus and above all Epictetus. The first printed edition is Xylander's (Zurich, 1558); the other complete witness is the Vaticanus graecus 1950 (14th century).
Authorship note
An authentic work, written by Marcus Aurelius in Greek for his own use, probably in the 170s and with no intention of publishing it. The Greek title ("To Himself") is found in the manuscript tradition; it is not known to be the author's. The division into twelve books is ancient, but the chapter numbering is modern and varies between editions.
Editions and translations
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English
Marcus Aurelius
Meditations, with Selected Correspondence
The Conscious LibraryMeditations, with Selected Correspondence
Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics), 2011
Translation: Robin Hard
ISBN 9780199573202
Introducción y notas de Christopher Gill; incluye una selección de las cartas con Frontón.
Meditations
Penguin Classics, 2006
Translation: Martin Hammond
ISBN 9780140449334
Introducción de Diskin Clay.
Meditations: A New Translation
Modern Library, 2003
Translation: Gregory Hays
ISBN 9780812968255
The Meditations
Hackett Publishing, 1983
Translation: G. M. A. Grube
ISBN 9780915145799
Marcus Aurelius (Loeb Classical Library 58)
Harvard University Press / Heinemann, 1916
Translation: C. R. Haines
ISBN 9780674990647
Edición bilingüe griego-inglés; el ISBN corresponde a la reimpresión registrada en Open Library.
Marcus Aurelius
Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
The Conscious LibraryThoughts of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Project Gutenberg (trad. de George Long, 1862), 1862
Translation: George Long
Dominio público.
Marcus Aurelius
Meditations
The Conscious LibraryMeditations
Project Gutenberg (trad. de Meric Casaubon, 1634), 1634
Translation: Meric Casaubon
Primera traducción inglesa; dominio público.
Español
Marcus Aurelius
Soliloquios
The Conscious LibrarySoliloquios
Biblioteca Clásica (Obras de los moralistas griegos), Madrid; Wikisource, 1888
Translation: Jacinto Díaz de Miranda
Traducción publicada por primera vez en 1785. Dominio público.
Meditaciones
Gredos (Biblioteca Clásica Gredos, 5), 2005
Translation: Ramón Bach Pellicer
ISBN 9788424934972
Introducción de Carlos García Gual. 5.ª reimpresión; primera edición en 1977.
Marcus Aurelius
Meditaciones o Soliloquios
The Conscious LibraryMeditaciones o Soliloquios
Alianza Editorial (El libro de bolsillo, Clásicos de Grecia y Roma), 2014
Translation: Antonio Guzmán Guerra
ISBN 9788420688466
Año tomado del catálogo del librero; confirmar en el colofón.
Other works by Marcus Aurelius
Sources
- Marco Aurelio. Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν (Meditaciones). Texto griego en Wikisource en griego; trad. inglesa de George Long, The Thoughts of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (Londres, 1862), en Wikisource en inglés.
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