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"This book is a delight. . . . This should be in the pocket of every lover of Latin literature, and especially of Horace."---Peter Jones, Classics for All
"Fantastic . . . a long and wonderfully informed conversation with [Horace]."---Steve Donoghue, Open Letters
"[A]n elegant little volume."---Ron Charles, Washington Post
"[How to Be Content] shines a light on the philosophical core of the great poet’s [Horace] writing. . . . Stephen Harrison translates excerpts beautifully in modern English."---Steven Gambardella, The Sophist

How to Be Content

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    A Hardback by Horace, Stephen Harrison

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      Publisher Princeton University Press
      Published 20 October 2020
      ISBN-13 9780691182520
      978-0691182520
      ISBN-10 0691182523
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      Politics, Philosophy & Society Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy Ethics and moral philosophy Psychology: emotions

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      "This book is a delight. . . . This should be in the pocket of every lover of Latin literature, and especially of Horace."---Peter Jones, Classics for All
      "Fantastic . . . a long and wonderfully informed conversation with [Horace]."---Steve Donoghue, Open Letters
      "[A]n elegant little volume."---Ron Charles, Washington Post
      "[How to Be Content] shines a light on the philosophical core of the great poet’s [Horace] writing. . . . Stephen Harrison translates excerpts beautifully in modern English."---Steven Gambardella, The Sophist

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