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Buy this book on-line FORSTATER, MARK: : THE SPIRITUAL TEACHINGS OF MARCUS AURELIUS. [Author SIGNED copy.]LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON,2000. ISBN 0340766727.
UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn,2nd imp.[Complete number line 10-2 descending, so 1st edn,2nd imp.] FINE/FINE-.No owner inscrptn but author's handwritten blue ink signature - without dedication to title page and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,colour pictorial mosaic designs illustrated dw/dj with white and silver gilt lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present. The two bottom corners minimally rubbed with some slight fraying and minimal loss too.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners, appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp, stamped silver gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,6-176pp [paginated] includes acknowledgements, epigrams(2),a preface,Pts 1+2 comprising 7 and 8 chapters respectively.
Of all ancient wisdom,that of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius must be amongst the most profound.His meditations,written as personal spiritual 'excercises',went on to influence countless readers for centuries afterwards.Today,these meditations have lost none of their power of relevance.
In this new interpretation,the Emperor's time-honoured reflections on life,death and happiness are brought to life once again.Through this selection of meditations,we contemplate such themes as self-improvement and the nature of the mind; the difficulties of living a virtuous life; how to deal with our emotions,from anger to greed to courage; and the beauty of nature and the nature of the mind.
We all seek a reason for living,an understanding of our role.Marcus Aurelius can assist us with this quest,and he does so with great beauty,insight and warmth. Marcus Aurelius was one of the greatest men in history.He was the Emperor of Rome from 161-180 CE,and his reign was marked by wars to defend both his Asian and German borders.During this time of war, camped by the frozen Danube,he spent the dark of night writing a series of thoughts for himself.These thoughts,which have traditionally been called meditations,were not written for publication or posterity, but were reminders to Marcus of the right way to live.
Mark Forstater is a producer of films and television documentaries of which the most famous is 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail'.
[The audio tape of 'The Spiritual Teachings of Marcus Aurelius',read by Derek Jacobi,is also available from Hodder Headline Audiobooks.]
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