Mackenna, Stephen 1872-1934
Overview
Works: | 115 works in 445 publications in 2 languages and 6,547 library holdings |
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Genres: | Meditations Biographies Devotional literature Personal correspondence Diaries Prayers and devotions Prayers Hymns Criticism, interpretation, etc History |
Roles: | Translator, Author, Other, Editor, tra |
Classifications: | BV4821, 186.4 |
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Most widely held works about
Stephen Mackenna
- Journal and letters of Stephen MacKenna by Stephen Mackenna( Book )
- Mo chara Stiofán by Liam Ó Rinn( Book )
- Enneado by Plotinus( Book )
- Grace Turnbull papers by Grace Hill Turnbull( Book )
Most widely held works by
Stephen Mackenna
The enneads by
Plotino(
Book
)
108 editions published between 1917 and 2017 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,826 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Enneads bring together Platonism, mystic passion and ideas from Greek philosophy, together with striking variants of the Trinity and other central Christian doctrines, to produce a highly original synthesis. Yet despite the profundity of his thought, and his immense influence on mystics and religious writers, Plotinus (AD 204-70) remained largely inaccessible. What was desperately needed, suggest John Dillon in his Biographical Sketch, was 'an interpretative translation, which would boldly tease out all the nuances of Plotinus' crabbed and condensed language, and reproduce it in English of proper nobility'. Such is precisely the achievement of Stephen MacKenna; his book ranks with the greatest translations of the twentieth century
108 editions published between 1917 and 2017 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,826 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Enneads bring together Platonism, mystic passion and ideas from Greek philosophy, together with striking variants of the Trinity and other central Christian doctrines, to produce a highly original synthesis. Yet despite the profundity of his thought, and his immense influence on mystics and religious writers, Plotinus (AD 204-70) remained largely inaccessible. What was desperately needed, suggest John Dillon in his Biographical Sketch, was 'an interpretative translation, which would boldly tease out all the nuances of Plotinus' crabbed and condensed language, and reproduce it in English of proper nobility'. Such is precisely the achievement of Stephen MacKenna; his book ranks with the greatest translations of the twentieth century
The six Enneads. by
Plotinus(
Book
)
41 editions published between 1952 and 1990 in English and held by 1,580 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The Six Enneads ... is the collection of writings of Plotinus, edited and compiled by his student Porphyry (c. 270 AD). Plotinus was a student of Ammonius Saccas and they were founders of Neoplatonism. His work, through Augustine of Hippo, the Cappadocian Fathers, Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite and several subsequent Christian and Muslim thinkers, has greatly influenced Western and Near-Eastern thought."--Wikipedia
41 editions published between 1952 and 1990 in English and held by 1,580 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The Six Enneads ... is the collection of writings of Plotinus, edited and compiled by his student Porphyry (c. 270 AD). Plotinus was a student of Ammonius Saccas and they were founders of Neoplatonism. His work, through Augustine of Hippo, the Cappadocian Fathers, Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite and several subsequent Christian and Muslim thinkers, has greatly influenced Western and Near-Eastern thought."--Wikipedia
The essence of Plotinus : extracts from the six Enneads and Porphyry's life of Plotinus by
* Plotinus(
Book
)
13 editions published between 1934 and 1997 in English and held by 465 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
13 editions published between 1934 and 1997 in English and held by 465 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Lucretius: The way things are ; The discourses of Epictetus ; The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius ; Plotinus: The six Enneads by
Titus Lucretius Carus(
Book
)
3 editions published in 1990 in English and held by 326 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 1990 in English and held by 326 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The essence of Plotinus : extracts from the six Enneads and Porphyry's Life of Plotinus, based on the translation by Stephen
Mackenna : with an appendix giving some of the most important Platonic and Aristotelian sources on which Plotinus drew, and
an annotated bibliography by
Plotinus(
Book
)
18 editions published between 1934 and 2008 in English and held by 257 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
18 editions published between 1934 and 2008 in English and held by 257 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The ethical treatises : being the treatises of the first Ennead with Porphyry's Life of Plotinus, and the Preller-Ritter extracts
forming a conspectus of the Plotinian system by
Plotinus(
Book
)
11 editions published between 1917 and 1926 in English and held by 181 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
11 editions published between 1917 and 1926 in English and held by 181 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The enneads : a new, definitive edition with comparisons to other translations on hundreds of key passages by
Plotino(
Book
)
6 editions published in 1992 in English and held by 180 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
6 editions published in 1992 in English and held by 180 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Plotinus : the six enneads by
Plotino(
Book
)
7 editions published between 1952 and 1955 in English and held by 174 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
7 editions published between 1952 and 1955 in English and held by 174 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Psychic and physical treatises; comprising the second and third Enneads by
Plotinus(
Book
)
8 editions published between 1921 and 1937 in English and held by 130 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
8 editions published between 1921 and 1937 in English and held by 130 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
On the nature of the soul, being the fourth Ennead by
Plotinus(
Book
)
6 editions published in 1924 in English and held by 129 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
6 editions published in 1924 in English and held by 129 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The divine mind, being the treatises of the fifth Ennead by
Plotinus(
Book
)
7 editions published in 1926 in English and held by 116 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
7 editions published in 1926 in English and held by 116 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
On the One and Good, being the treatises of the sixth Ennead by
Plotinus(
Book
)
3 editions published in 1930 in English and held by 112 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 1930 in English and held by 112 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
[Enneads] by
Plotinus(
Book
)
7 editions published between 1916 and 1953 in English and held by 93 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
7 editions published between 1916 and 1953 in English and held by 93 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The six Enneads by
Plotinus(
)
14 editions published between 1952 and 2008 in English and Undetermined and held by 92 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Computer version of an English translation of The Enneads by Plotinus, plus DOS applications
14 editions published between 1952 and 2008 in English and Undetermined and held by 92 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Computer version of an English translation of The Enneads by Plotinus, plus DOS applications
Enneads of Plotinus by
Plotin(
Book
)
7 editions published between 1916 and 1949 in English and held by 91 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
7 editions published between 1916 and 1949 in English and held by 91 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Plotinus on the beautiful : being the sixth treatise of the first Ennead by
Plotinus(
Book
)
11 editions published between 1908 and 1919 in English and held by 86 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
11 editions published between 1908 and 1919 in English and held by 86 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Plotinus, the ethical treatises being the treatises of the first Ennead with Porphyry's life of Plotinus, and the Preller-Ritter
extracts forming a conspectus of the Plotinian system by
Plotinus(
Book
)
13 editions published between 1916 and 1926 in English and held by 64 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
13 editions published between 1916 and 1926 in English and held by 64 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Plotinus, psychic and physical treatises : comprising the second and third Enneads by
Plotinus(
)
5 editions published in 1921 in English and held by 42 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
5 editions published in 1921 in English and held by 42 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The imitation of Christ in four books by
Thomas(
)
2 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 36 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This meditation on the spiritual life has inspired readers from Thomas More and Ignatius Loyola to Thomas Merton and Pope John Paul I. Written by the Augustinian monk Thomas a Kempis between 1420 and 1427, it contains clear instructions for renouncing wordly vanities and locating eternal truths
2 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 36 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This meditation on the spiritual life has inspired readers from Thomas More and Ignatius Loyola to Thomas Merton and Pope John Paul I. Written by the Augustinian monk Thomas a Kempis between 1420 and 1427, it contains clear instructions for renouncing wordly vanities and locating eternal truths
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- Plotinus Author Editor Creator
- Page, B. S. (Bertram Samuel) Other Translator Editor Author
- Turnbull, Grace Hill 1880-1976 Author Editor
- Porphyry approximately 234-approximately 305 Author
- Dodds, E. R. (Eric Robertson) 1893-1979 Author of introduction Editor
- Dillon, John M. Author of introduction Other
- Humphries, Rolfe Translator
- Long, George 1800-1879 Translator
- Lucretius Carus, Titus Author
- Henry, Paul 1906-1984 Author of introduction
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Alternative Names
Daly, Martin
Daly, Martin 1872-1934
Mac Enna, Stiofán
Mac Enna, Stiofán 1872-1934
Mac Kenna Stephen 1872-1934
MacEnna, Stiefán 1872-1934
McKenna, Stephen, 1872-1934
Stephen MacKenna Brits journalist (1872-1934)
Stephen MacKenna traducteur irlandais
Stephen MacKenna traductor irlandés
Stiofán Mac Éanna
Стивен МакКенна Ирландский переводчик
ستيفين ماكينا
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