How to be content : an ancient poet's guide for an age of excess /

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 mater...

Full description

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Horace (Author)
Other Authors:	Harrison, S. J. (Translator)
Format:	Book
Language:	English Latin
Language Notes:	Includes selected text in Latin with English translation.
Published:	Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2020]
Series:	Ancient wisdom for modern readers.
Subjects:	Horace > Translations into English. Horace > Criticism and interpretation.