How to Be Content : : An Ancient Poet's Guide for an Age of Excess / / Stephen Harrison, Horace.
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 o...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2020 English |
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Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2020] ©2020 |
Year of Publication: | 2020 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (256 p.) :; 2 b/w illus. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- Chapter 1 THE SEARCH FOR THE GOOD LIFE
- Chapter 2 THE IMPORTANCE OF FRIENDSHIP
- Chapter 3 LOVE—THE PROBLEM OF PASSION
- Chapter 4 DEATH—THE FINAL FRONTIER
- INDEX