{"product_id":"horace-and-me","title":"HORACE AND ME - Harry Eyres","description":"\u003cp\u003e~ Standard Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHorace and Me: Life Lessons from an Ancient Poet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA wise and witty revival of the Roman poet who taught us how to carpe diem, Horace and Me reexamines Horace's life, legacy, and verse creating a meditation on living well, a convincing case for the importance of poetry, and relates a moving tale of personal discovery . . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith a light, lyrical touch and a keen critical eye, Eyres reveals a lively, relevant Horace, whose society (Rome at the dawn of the empire) is much more similar to our own than we might want to believe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Part biography of Horace, part autobiography of Eyres, part literary criticism, part travel (and wine) guide, part philosophical musing, and in its entirety poetic and musical.  I\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ets inner message is poetry's power and relevance in a world squashed with materialism and its obsession with quantifiable measurements.\" -- The Telegraph \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goodwill Bookstore - London Adelaide","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50990903427324,"sku":null,"price":5.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0532\/1166\/0466\/files\/20260804_135011_9cc00578-0ca8-478b-8a8b-41cfb24732da.jpg?v=1787512029","url":"https:\/\/gwbookstore-london.myshopify.com\/products\/horace-and-me","provider":"Goodwill Bookstore - London Adelaide","version":"1.0","type":"link"}