The Responsibility of Translating Marcus Aurelius | David Hernández de la Fuente

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<p>Today, Ryan is joined by David Hernández de la Fuente, the translator behind the Spanish edition of <em>Meditations by Marcus Aurelius</em>. Together, they talk about the responsibility of a translator, Seneca’s legacy as a Spanish Stoic, sharing Marcus’ work with new audiences, and the renaissance of Stoicism.</p><br><p>David is a writer and professor of Greek philology at the University of Madrid. He brings a refreshingly positive perspective on Stoicism to the academic world, as he shares in <a href="https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2024-01-01/stoicism-is-back-this-is-the-slave-doctrine-to-understand-todays-bosses-and-employees.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the article</a>: <em>Stoicism is back: This is the ‘slave doctrine’ to understand today’s bosses and employees</em>.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Get a copy of David’s Spanish Translation, <a href="https://arpaeditores.com/products/meditaciones" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Meditaciones de Marco Aurelio</a>: <a href="https://arpaeditores.com/products/meditaciones" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://arpaeditores.com/products/meditaciones</a></p><br><p>📕 Pick up your own Premium Leather Edition of <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/meditations" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Meditations - Marcus Aurelius (Gregory Hays Translation)</a> at the Daily Stoic Store: <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/meditations" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://store.dailystoic.com/</a></p><br><p>💡Check out the Daily Stoic Guide on <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/products/how-to-read-marcus-aurelius-meditations" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How to Read Marcus Aurelius' Mediations</a> at the Daily Stoic Store: <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/meditations" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://store.dailystoic.com/</a></p><br><p>✉️ Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: <a href="http://dailystoic.com/dailyemail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail</a></p><br><p>🏛 Check out the <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Daily Stoic Store</a> for Stoic inspired products, signed books, and more.</p><br><p>📱 Follow us: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a></p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>