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Acclaimed poet and translator Aaron Poochigian's vibrant new translation of Marcus Aurelius' Meditations captures and accentuates an aspect of the best-selling work of classical antiquity that other English translations have, remarkably, overlooked: Marcus' distinct, varying voices. There's Marcus the aspirant, speaking encouragingly to himself as a...
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Description
Acclaimed poet and translator Aaron Poochigian's vibrant new translation of Marcus Aurelius' Meditations captures and accentuates an aspect of the best-selling work of classical antiquity that other English translations have, remarkably, overlooked: Marcus' distinct, varying voices. There's Marcus the aspirant, speaking encouragingly to himself as a diarist might; Marcus the instructor, exhorting and chiding himself as a "you" that includes us all; Marcus the stylist, spinning memorable, quotable epigrams; and Marcus the philosopher, opining about the "human commonwealth" of which we are all members. This multivocal chorus is apparent to all who can read the original Koine Greek text, but Poochigian's sensitive ear has captured it in English as no translator has before. The result is a Meditations that is as pleasurable to read as it is profound-a revelation even to readers who think they know it well.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781324096399
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 06 January 2026
Country: United States
Imprint: Liveright Publishing Corporation
Contributors:
- Translated by Aaron Poochigian
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 137.0mm
Height: 211.0mm
Weight: 407g
Pages: 288
About the Author
Aaron Poochigian has published four books of poetry and several translations, including Aristophanes: Four Plays (2021) and Stung with Love: Poems and Fragments by Sappho (2009). He lives in New York City.
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