How to Be Content: An Ancient Poet's Guide for an Age of Excess

(Part of the Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers Series)

by Horatius

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What the Roman poet Horace can teach us about how to live a life of contentment

What are the secrets to a contented life? One of Rome's greatest and most influential poets, Horace (65-8 BCE) has been cherished by readers for more than two thousand years not only for his wit, style, and reflections on Roman society, but also for his wisdom about how to live a good life--above all else, a life of contentment in a world of materialistic...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0691182523

ISBN13:9780691182520

Release Date:October 2020

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:256 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 4.7" x 6.9"

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