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The ancient art of growing old

Payne, Tom, 1971-2015
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Following on from his translation of Ovid's 'The Art Of Love', this is the next stage in bringing ancient wisdom bang up to date. Tom introduces, translates and comments on writers such as Cicero, Ovid, Seneca, Hipppocrates, Plato, Aristotle, and Aristophanes, in themed sections which tackle medicine, mental decline, growing old gracefully, late love affairs, death and legacy.
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
Bury LibraryAdult Non-Fiction305.26Available
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Imprint:
London : Vintage Classic, 2015.London : Vintage Classic, 2015.
Collation:
176 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN:
9780099573173 (hbk)
Dewey class:
305.26
Language:
English
BRN:
1713584
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