Epicurean Ethics in Horace

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Epicurean Ethics in Horace is written by Sergio Yona and published by . It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0191828823 (ISBN 10) and 9780191828829 (ISBN 13).

Horace's Satires owe debts of influence to a wide range of genres and authors, including, as this study demonstrates, the moral tradition of Epicureanism. Focusing on the philosopher Philodemus of Gadara, it argues that the central concerns of his work lie at the heart of the poet's criticisms of Roman society and its shortcomings.