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Having previously only read Meditations and given how stoic the Marcus Aurelius presents himself, this book was a bit of a shock. There is so much flirting and I have a feeling that if pretty boy Marcus at 18 would have known the thoughts cursing through my head, he would side eye me so hard I'd blush and have a giggle fit.
Don't know if this collection of letters points to a homosexual relationship between Christian icon Marcus Aurelius and his teacher Fronto...though there is definitely a lot of flirtation...but it feels like the flirtation analogous between a twink and the older gentleman he happens to be sitting next to at the bar - somewhat safe because both people feel special to be flirted with but both know nothing is going to happen.Also, if you have no experience with the writings on sexuality from this p...
"Seems to me he’s like a hardworking farmer, gifted with supreme shrewdness, who’s covered a big farm with a crop of only wheat and grapevines, where, sure, the harvest is most flawless and the yield is most fruitful. And yet nowhere in that country place is there a Pompey fig or Arician greens or a Tarentine rose or a pleasant grove of trees or thick woods or a shady plane tree; everything is more for use than pleasure, and more what has to be praised but you don’t want to love."
Beautiful prose from Marcus and Fronto, a pair that is clearly in love. As a fan of both Meditations and love letters in general, this book was a surprising treat.
I loved this. Filled with love and longing and yearning. Definitely strange to read such a young and flirtatious Marcus Aurelius - a shockingly stark contrast to the man of the Meditations. I’m immensely glad to have read this collection of letters.
This translation of letters between Emperor Marcus Aurelius and his mentor Fronto may be a linguistically brilliant translation and interesting with regard to possible relationships between the two. However, the letters do not contain any further in-depth studies of the philosophical approaches of Marcus Aurelius or Fronto - I think that anyone who would be interested in this stoic thoughts can save themselves reading these letters.Personally, I viewed "Fronto:Selected Letters by Caillan Davenpo...
La peor manera de presentar las prácticas de sí en la relación epistolar entre maestro y alumno. La proyección del autor es mas que evidente y carente de objetividad. Si alguna vez me he arrepentido de comprar un libro, este es...
