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035 _a(DE-B1597)554863
035 _a(OCoLC)1152390592
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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aHorace
_eautore
245 1 0 _aHow to Be Content :
_bAn Ancient Poet's Guide for an Age of Excess /
_cStephen Harrison, Horace.
264 1 _aPrinceton, NJ :
_bPrinceton University Press,
_c[2020]
264 4 _c©2020
300 _a1 online resource (256 p.) :
_b2 b/w illus.
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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347 _atext file
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490 0 _aAncient Wisdom for Modern Readers
505 0 0 _tFrontmatter --
_tCONTENTS --
_tPREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --
_tINTRODUCTION --
_tChapter 1 THE SEARCH FOR THE GOOD LIFE --
_tChapter 2 THE IMPORTANCE OF FRIENDSHIP --
_tChapter 3 LOVE—THE PROBLEM OF PASSION --
_tChapter 4 DEATH—THE FINAL FRONTIER --
_tINDEX
506 0 _arestricted access
_uhttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
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520 _aWhat the Roman poet Horace can teach us about how to live a life of contentment What are the secrets to a contented life? One of Rome’s greatest and most influential poets, Horace (65–8 BCE) has been cherished by readers for more than two thousand years not only for his wit, style, and reflections on Roman society, but also for his wisdom about how to live a good life—above all else, a life of contentment in a world of materialistic excess and personal pressures. In How to Be Content, Stephen Harrison, a leading authority on the poet, provides fresh, contemporary translations of poems from across Horace’s works that continue to offer important lessons about the good life, friendship, love, and death.Living during the reign of Rome’s first emperor, Horace drew on Greek and Roman philosophy, especially Stoicism and Epicureanism, to write poems that reflect on how to live a thoughtful and moderate life amid mindless over-consumption, how to achieve and maintain true love and friendship, and how to face disaster and death with patience and courage. From memorable counsel on the pointlessness of worrying about the future to valuable advice about living in the moment, these poems, by the man who famously advised us to carpe diem or “harvest the day,” continue to provide brilliant meditations on perennial human problems.Featuring translations of, and commentary on, complete poems from Horace’s Odes, Satires, Epistles, and Epodes, accompanied by the original Latin, How to Be Content is both an ideal introduction to Horace and a compelling book of timeless wisdom.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 27. Jan 2023)
650 7 _aPHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical.
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653 _aAugustinian.
653 _aAugustus.
653 _aEpicurean.
653 _aHorace biography.
653 _aHorace commentary.
653 _aHorace in context.
653 _aHorace poetry selection.
653 _aHorace.
653 _aHoratian.
653 _aRoman lyric poet.
653 _aStoic.
653 _aannotated Horace poems.
653 _abiographical context.
653 _acommentaries.
653 _ahappiness.
653 _ahistorical context.
653 _ahow to be happy.
653 _ahow to live.
653 _aideas.
653 _ainterpretations.
653 _alife advice.
653 _aliterary criticism.
653 _ameaning of Horace poems.
653 _ameaning of Horace poetry.
653 _anew Horace translation.
653 _aphilosophy.
653 _aseize the day.
653 _aselected Horace poems.
653 _athought.
700 1 _aHarrison, Stephen
_eautore
850 _aIT-RoAPU
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1515/9780691208497?locatt=mode:legacy
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780691208497
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