Horace and Me : Life Lessons from an Ancient Poet by Harry Eyres , Paperback

Name: Horace and Me : Life Lessons from an Ancient Poet by Harry Eyres , Paperback
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Horace and MeLife Lessons from an Ancient Poet\nAuthor(s): Harry Eyres\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\nISBN-13: 9781408843260, 978-1408843260\nSynopsis\nA deeply personal story of one man's life-long obsession with an ancient poet, and an exploration of what Horace's thoughts on life, leisure and love can teach us today\n\n'A moving memoir that shakes the dust off Horace and restores him to his rightful berth among the immortals' Harry Mount, author of Amo, Amas, Amat...\n\n'Delightful ... Its seductive interweaving of a modern life and an ancient one will encourage a wider readership of this most appealing of Latin writers, even if only in translation' Economist\n\nHorace lived at a pivotal moment. Rome was facing a profound crisis: though it ruled the world, the values which had made it great were disintegrating. As efficiency and pragmatism became watchwords, Horace championed the supremely useless e.