an ancient poet's guide for an age of excess Horace 65 B.C.-8 B.C creator Harrison, Stephen J. 1960- traductor text nju Princeton, New Jersey Princeton University Press 2020 monographic eng

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x, 238 pages ; 18 cm. 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 The search for the good life The importance of friendship Love the problem of passion Death the final frontier Horace ; Selected, translated, and introduced by Stephen Harrison Includes index Includes selected text from all of Horace's works in Latin with English translation Horacio 65-8 a. de J. C Crítica e interpretación Horacio 65-8 a. de J. C Traducciones al inglés PA 6411 H811h 2020 9780691182520 0691182523 220824 20230411090813.0 IT\ICCU\PAV\0179699 eng