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There are 7 critical essays on Marcus Aurelius.
Critical Essays on Marcus Aurelius
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 Critical Essay by George Long
21,634 words, approx. 72 pages
 In the following excerpt, Long discusses Aurelius's personal history, the status of Christians in his time, and his philosophical ideas.
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Critical Essay by James A. Francis
14,894 words, approx. 50 pages
In the following excerpt, Francis contends that Aurelius's practice of asceticism was cerebral and notably unconcerned with the physical.
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Critical Essay by Pierre Hadot
13,480 words, approx. 45 pages
In the following excerpt, Hadot discusses the history of Aurelius's manuscript, the difficulties of assigning it to a particular genre, and the qualities Aurelius assigns to his ideal man.
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Critical Essay by Brand Blanshard
8,707 words, approx. 29 pages
In the following excerpt, Blanshard analyzes Aurelius's Stoic philosophy and discusses problems with its ways of dealing with emotion, pain, death, and pleasure.
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Critical Essay by Henry Dwight Sedgwick
6,548 words, approx. 22 pages
In the following excerpt, Sedgwick explores two contemporary admonishments directed at Aurelius and explains the reasons why Christians were generally held in low esteem by Romans.
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Critical Essay by Judith Perkins
3,532 words, approx. 12 pages
In the following essay, Perkins contends that Aurelius's obsession with suffering and death indicates that he never gained the self-mastery he sought.
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Critical Essay by Erich Segal
2,041 words, approx. 7 pages
In the following essay, Segal reviews Marcus Aurelius: A Biography, by Anthony Birley, also commenting on Aurelius's life and times.
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