{"product_id":"horace-and-me-life-lessons-from-an-ancient-poet","title":"Harry Eyres: Horace and Me [2014] paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003eA 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\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A moving memoir that shakes the dust off Horace - and restores him to his rightful berth among the immortals' \u003c\/b\u003eHarry Mount, author of \u003ci\u003eAmo, Amas, Amat...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'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' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHorace 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorace and Me \u003c\/i\u003echarts 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.","brand":"Eyres, Harry","offers":[{"title":"Good","offer_id":49110341484883,"sku":"XG81408843260","price":7.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/eyres-harry-horace-and-me-life-lessons-from-an-ancient-poet-xg81408843260-57873748296019.jpg?v=1727264298","url":"https:\/\/keatsandchapman.info\/products\/horace-and-me-life-lessons-from-an-ancient-poet","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}