Which translation should you read?
Every Stoic classic has several English translations, and they read very differently. For each book, the main ones compared, a short answer, and the same lines side by side.
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- Marcus AureliusMeditations5 translations compared · For a first read: Gregory HaysCompare
- EpictetusEnchiridion4 translations compared · The best all round: Robin WaterfieldCompare
- EpictetusDiscourses4 translations compared · The best all round: Robin WaterfieldCompare
- SenecaLetters to Lucilius4 translations compared · For a first read: Robin CampbellCompare
- SenecaOn the Shortness of Life3 translations compared · For a first read: C. D. N. CostaCompare
- Musonius RufusLectures and Fragments2 translations compared · A modern translation: Cynthia KingCompare