Descrizione

Frontispiece illustration of the relief at the triumphal arch showing Marcus Aurelius mounted atop his horse and surrounded by his troops. Small 8vo, finely bound in England in full polished crushed honey morocco, the spine with raised bands, one compartment lettered in gilt, all edges gilt. xliii, 167 pp. A fine copy.

Edizione: a beautifully bound edition of this classic work. marcus aurelius antoninus was the last great proponent of stoicism. aside from the first book, in which he pays his respects to his teachers and influences, the work has no formal structure, which gives it the character of a diary or journal and makes its reflections more personal and immediate.<br> the meditations were written by the emperor while on military campaigns during the last ten years of his life. the journal entries “record his thoughts about the meaning of world-order and the relationship of man.they show him to be disillusioned and despondent, seeking fortitude against the fear of death, the cares of this world and the misdeeds and injustices of others.”