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The Guardian, October 2007
"an engaging and very funny follow-up volume to Harry Mount's Amo, Amas, Amat..."
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"a funny, gloriously erudite and charming book"
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is a total delight. It's so easy and entertaining to read but it makes you feel like a smarter and better person. I love that the author has such a wide range of references - from Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Proust - and through them, and her expert but accessible analysis, brings Latin poetry to life. On virtually every page there was some gem that I wanted to remember. Best of all, this book solves all my Christmas present problems!!!!! It's perfect for my Mum, who likes to pretend she remembers some Latin from school, for my sister, who knows no Latin but will lap up the witty and pertinent relationship and dating advice, for my little brother who'll be delighted by the racy bits, and for all my friends who want to come across as a bit smarter and more cultured than they really are with minimal effort.
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Let us live and love
27 Feb 2009
Format:Hardcover
A book on ancient love poetry gives us context in modern, difficult times. Catullus :"My Lesbia, let us live and love/And not care tuppence for old men/who sermonize and disapprove." Focus on the here and now:" Be wise, strain the wine,and prune back your hopes to the short term... seize the day." That's Horace and as Higgins helfully informs us, he is talking about, well, "let's go to bed, right now." That's the original meaning of carpe diem. That insight is worth the price of the book but there is lots more:cheating men and lying women; getting dumped(great section on The Aeneid);and a quick quote list and discussion of Latin Poetry and art. Higgins is also a very funny writer. The book is a joy.
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