Horace and Me: Life Lessons from an Ancient Poet

by Harry Eyres

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A wise and witty revival of the Roman poet who taught us how to carpe diem What is the value of the durable at a time when the new is paramount? How do we fill the void created by the excesses of a superficial society? What resources can we muster when confronted by the inevitability of death? For the poet and critic Harry Eyres, we can begin to answer these questions by turning to an unexpected source: the Roman poet Horace, discredited at the beginning...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0374172749

ISBN13:9780374172749

Release Date:June 2013

Publisher:Farrar Straus Giroux

Length:238 Pages

Weight:0.56 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.3" x 8.0"

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