01944nam0a22003373i 4500 116769 116769 IT\ICCU\PAV\0179699 BJBSDDR 20230411090813.0 a|||||r|||| 00| 0 ta 220824s2020 nju||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9780691182520 0691182523 BJBSDDR eng eng PA 6411 H811h 2020 Horace, 24428 65 B.C.-8 B.C. How to be content : an ancient poet's guide for an age of excess / Horace ; Selected, translated, and introduced by Stephen Harrison Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2020. x, 238 pages ; 18 cm. Ancient wisdom for modern readers Includes index The search for the good life The importance of friendship Love the problem of passion Death the final frontier The Roman poet Horace (65-8 BC) has long been read as a wise and pragmatic guide to living a good life. Writing at the very moment when Rome was transitioning from a republic to an empire, Romans found the advice in his poems appealing: live quietly and non-extravagantly amid the excesses of a materialistic society, avoid extreme emotions of any kind as psychologically damaging, place a value on friendship of all kinds, do not be afraid of death, and most famously live every day to the full as tomorrow may never come (carpe diem). But above all else, Horace advocated a life of contentment and self-sufficiency Includes selected text from all of Horace's works in Latin with English translation 28030 Horacio, 65-8 a. de J. C Crítica e interpretación 28031 Horacio, 65-8 a. de J. C Traducciones al inglés Harrison, Stephen J., 28029 1960- traductor 28016 Ancient wisdom for modern readers lcc BK 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2022-08-24 0 PA 6411 H811h 2020 00000163548 2022-08-24 00:00:00 1 2022-08-24 BK