A Companion to Marcus Aurelius

Ed. by Ackeren, Marcel van

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A Companion to Marcus Aurelius presents the first comprehensive collection of essays to explore all essential facets relating to contemporary Marcus Aurelius studies.

First collection of its kind to commission new state-of-the-art scholarship on Marcus Aurelius
Features readings that cover all aspects of Marcus Aurelius, including source material, biographical information, and writings
Contributions from an international cast of top Aurelius scholars
Addresses evolving aspects of the reception of the Meditations

Produktdetails

• Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons / Wiley-Blackwell
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 1A405192850
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 584
• Erscheinungstermin: April 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 264mm x 182mm x 41mm
• Gewicht: 1063g
• ISBN-13: 9781405192859
• ISBN-10: 1405192852
• Artikelnr.: 34548758

Autorenporträt

THE EDITOR Marcel van Ackeren is Associated Professor/Senior Research Fellow in the Philosophy Department at the University of Cologne. He is the author of Das Wissen vom Guten. Bedeutung und Kontinuität des Tugendwissens in den Dialogen Platons (2003), Heraklit (2005), Understanding Ancient Philosophy (edited with Jörn Müller, 2006), The Political Identity of the West. Platonism in the Dialogue of Cultures (edited with Orrin F. Summerell, 2006), Die Philosophie Marc Aurels, 2 vols. (2011), and Meditations and Representations. Marcus Aurelius in Interdisciplinary Light (edited with Jan Opsomer, 2012).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Notes on Contributors Abbreviations The Study of Marcus Aurelius.
Introduction Marcel van Ackeren Part I. The Main Sources 1. Cassius Dio and
the Historia Augusta Anthony R. Birley 2. Archaeological Evidence of the
Marcomannic Wars of Marcus Aurelius (AD 166-180) Thomas Fischer 3. The
Meditations Matteo Ceporina 4. Marcus Aurelius' Letters Pascale Fleury 5.
Epigraphic records Péter Kovács Part II. Biography and Background 6. The
Political State of the Roman Empire Werner Eck 7. Cultural and Intellectual
Background and Development Leofranc Holford-Strevens 8. Early Life: Family,
Youth and Education Anthony R. Birley 9. Marcus' Life as Emperor Anthony R.
Birley 10. The Relation of Politics and Philosophy under Marcus Aurelius
Lukas de Blois Part III. Marcus the Emperor 11. Administration and
Jurisdiction in Rome and in the Provinces Werner Eck 12. Religion in the
Age of Marcus Aurelius Mark J. Edwards 13. The Wars and Revolts Anthony R.
Birley 14. The Roman Empire after his Death Olivier Hekster Part IV.
Material Forms of Self-Representation 15. The Column of Marcus Aurelius
Martin Beckmann 16. The Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius Peter Stewart
17. Coins Susanne Börner 18. The Portraits. A short introduction Dietrich
Boschung 19. The Reliefs. The Representation of Marcus Aurelius' Deeds
Dietrich Boschung Part V. Marcus the Philosopher 20. The Form and Structure
of the Meditations Jean-Baptiste Gourinat 21. The Style of the Meditations
Angelo Giavatto 22. Aspects of Orality in (the Text of) the Meditations
Michael Erler 23. The Meditations as an (Philosophical) Autobiography
Imgard Männlein-Robert 24. Marcus and Previous Stoic Literature Christopher
Gill 25. Marcus Aurelius on Physics David Sedley 26. Logic and the
Meditations Angelo Giavatto 27. Ethics Jean-Baptiste Gourinat 28. Social
Ethics and Politics Gretchen Reydams-Schils 29. The Meditations and the
Ancient Art of Living John Sellars 30. The Self in the Meditations Anthony
A. Long Part VI. Reception 31. Marcus Aurelius as Philosopher-King and Good
Emperor, Good Politician (Antiquity, Medieval Age) Julia Bruch / Katrin
Herrmann 32. The Sanctification of Marcus Aurelius Amy Richlin 33. Marcus
Aurelius and Neostoicism in Early Modern Philosophy Jill Kraye 34. Marcus
Aurelius in Contemporary Philosophy John Sellars