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Horace and Me
Harry Eyres
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Beschreibung
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''
Economist
Horace lived at a pivotal moment. Rome was facing a profound crisis: 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.
