Meditations

Anewseriesofbeautifulhardcovernonfictionclassics，withcoversdesignedbyCoralieBickford-SmithWorld-changingideasmeeteye-catchingdesign：thebesttitlesoftheextraordinarilysuccessfulGreatIdeasseriesarenowpackagedinCoralieBickford-Smith’sdistinctive，award-winningcovers.Whetheronawell-curatedshelforinyourbackpocket，thesetimelessworksofphilosophical，political，andpsychologicalthoughtareabsolutemust-havesforbookcollectorsaswellasdesignenthusiasts.WritteninGreekbyanintellectualRomanemperorwithoutanyintentionofpublication，theMeditationsofMarcusAureliusofferawiderangeoffascinatingspiritualreflectionsandexercisesdevelopedastheleaderstruggledtounderstandhimselfandmakesenseoftheuniverse.Spanningfromdoubtanddespairtoconvictionandexaltation，theycoversuchdiversetopicsasthequestionofvirtue，humanrationality，thenatureofthegodsandthevaluesofleadership.ButwhiletheMeditationswerecomposedtoprovidepersonalconsolation，indevelopinghisbeliefsMarcusalsocreatedoneofthegreatestofallworksofphilosophy：aseriesofwiseandpracticalaphorismsthathavebeenconsultedandadmiredbystatesmen，thinkersandordinaryreadersforalmosttwothousandyears.ToprovideafullunderstandingofAurelius'sseminalwork，thiseditionincludesexplanatorynotes，ageneralindex，anindexofquotations，anindexofnames，andanintroductionbyDiskinClayputtingtheworkinitsbiographical，historical，andliterarycontext，achronologyofMarcusAurelius'slifeandcareer.Formorethansixty-fiveyears，PenguinhasbeentheleadingpublisherofclassicliteratureintheEnglish-speakingworld.Withmorethan1，500titles，PenguinClassicsrepresentsaglobalbookshelfofthebestworksthroughouthistoryandacrossgenresanddisciplines.Readerstrusttheseriestoprovideauthoritativetextsenhancedbyintroductionsandnotesbydistinguishedscholarsandcontemporaryauthors，aswellasup-to-datetranslationsbyaward-winningtranslators.