Horace and Me - Life Lessons from an Ancient Poet

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.

Product details

• Authors: Harry Eyres, Eyres Harry
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.07.2014
• EAN: 9781408843260
• ISBN: 978-1-4088-4326-0
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 193 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; POETRY / General, Poetry, Ancient Rome, Social and cultural history, Biography: writers, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Classic and pre-20th century poetry, Poetry / Poems