Horace and Me: Life Lessons from an Ancient Poet (super hardback reprint in very good dust jacket) flat signed by the author

Eyres, Harry

ISBN 10: 1408814587 / ISBN 13: 9781408814581

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing, 2013

About this Item

Published by Bloomsbury in 2013, here is the first reprinted hardback version of Harry Eyres' HORACE AND ME: Life Lessons from an Ancient Poet flat signed in black ink by harry to the full title page. Black cloth binding, silver spine lettering, 236 pages the book is in very good plus condition with a few bumps to the edges of the boards. The dust jacket is very good to near fine with some miniscule corner creases.

Seller Inventory # 13598

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Horace and Me: Life Lessons from an Ancient Poet (super hardback reprint in very good dust jacket) flat signed by the author
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1408814587
• ISBN 13: 9781408814581
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Harry Eyres has been a theatre critic, wine writer, poetry editor and is currently the author of the 'Slow Lane' column in the Financial Times. He is a poet and gives regular poetry readings at venues such as the Poetry Café in London, and has contributed to the Today programme on BBC Radio 4. He is the author of a collection of poetry, Hotel Eliseo, and of the Beginner's Guide to Plato's The Republic, Wine Dynasties of Europe, The Viking Guide to Cabernet Sauvignon Wines and the Which? Wine Guide 1995/6. He lives in London.