Excerpts from Meditations, by Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
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- čas přidán 18. 12. 2012
- Library of the World's Best Literature (Audio book), Ancient and Modern volume 3
by Charles Dudley Warner, ed.
The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, is a work of enormous proportions. Setting out with the simple goal of offering "American households a mass of good reading", the editors drew from literature of all times and all kinds what they considered the best pieces of human writing, and compiled an ambitious collection of 45 volumes (with a 46th being an index-guide). Besides the selection and translation of a huge number of poems, letters, short stories and sections of books, the collection offers, before each chapter, a short essay about the author or subject in question. In many cases, chapters contemplate not one author, but certain groups of works, organized by nationality, subject or period; there is, thus, a chapter on Accadian-Babylonian literature, one on the Holy Grail, and one on Chansons, for example.
The result is a collection that holds the interest, for the variety of subjects and forms, but also as a means of first contact with such famous and important authors that many people have heard of, but never read, such as Abelard, Dante or Lord Byron. According to the editor Charles Dudley Warner, this collection "is not a library of reference only, but a library to be read."
This third volume contains chapters from "Augier" to "Bancroft". (Summary by Leni)
Such a soothing and noble voice. Good job, sir.
Thank you, kind sir. Your voice is quite soothing.
My favourite translation of the first section. Meddler, ingrate etc.
Amazed that there is not a more modern translation. Sounds like it was translated in king James' time. Words like "Thou shalt"? We don't talk like that any more. Nevertheless, you do a wonderful job of reading the excerpts. The challenge for me is to not simply appreciate and contemplate these ideas but live them!
Thank you.
very enjoyable thanks for sharing
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Remarkable similarities to the teachings of Buddha. Had Buddhism reached Rome at that time, or did he come to these ideas through his own thinking?
Luke Norris
I believe the truths of life are everywhere.
Some in The America's knew this knowledge as well.
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Thank you, kind sir. Your voice is quite soothing.