Horace and Me: Life Lessons from an Ancient Poet

Harry Eyres

ISBN 10: 1408814587 / ISBN 13: 9781408814581

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 2013

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A fine introduction to Horace by a writer who adorned the back of the Life & Arts page of Weekend Financial Times.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Horace and Me: Life Lessons from an Ancient Poet
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing, London
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1408814587
• ISBN 13: 9781408814581
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Dimensions: 0.91W x 5.28H x 8.74D inches 0.91 inches width by 5.28 inches height by 8.74 inches depth

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Synopsis

A 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'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...'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' EconomistHorace lived at a pivotal moment. Rome was facing a profound 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' endeavour of poetry, and glorified friendship and wine.Horace and Me charts Harry Eyres' evolving relationship with the Latin poet to show how, in an era of affluence and excess which seems to be hurtling out of control, Horace can help us navigate our way in uncertain times.

About the Author

Harry Eyres has become one of the most eloquent representatives of the worldwide Slow Movement. Having worked for leading newspapers and magazines as a wine writer, theater critic, and poetry editor, he created the international Slow Lane column in the Financial Times in 2004. Slow Lane encourages and facilitates thoughtful enjoyment of the profound, and often uncostly and unmonetized, pleasures and values that make life worth living. Eyres is the author of the poetry collection Hotel Eliseo, Plato's "The Republic": A Beginner's Guide, and several books on wine.