{"product_id":"9780691182520","title":"How to Be Content","description":"Author: Horace\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780691182520\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 04 Jan 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 256\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat are the secrets to a contented life?\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne 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.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiving 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.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46798842986654,"sku":"ADS-9780691182520","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780691182520.jpg?v=1778120857","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780691182520","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}