How to have willpower : an ancient guide to not giving in
2025
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'How to Have Willpower' brings together two profound ancient meditations on how to overcome pressures that encourage us to act against our own best interests - Plutarch's essay 'On Dysopia or How to Resist Pressure' and Prudentius's poetic allegory 'Psychomachia or How to Slay Your Demons'. Challenging the idea that humans are helpless victims of vice, these works - introduced and presented in vivid, accessible new prose translations by Michael Fontaine, with the original Latin and Greek texts on facing pages - emphasise the power of personal choice and the possibility of personal growth, as they offer insights and practical advice about resisting temptation.
Main title:
How to have willpower : an ancient guide to not giving in / Plutarch and Prudentius ; selected, translated, and introduced by Michael Fontaine.
Author:
Imprint:
Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2025.
Collation:
232 pages ; 18 cm.
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Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.Parallel Ancient Greek and Latin text with English translation.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780691220345 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
179.9
Language:
EnglishGreek, Ancient (to 1453)Latin
Subject:
BRN:
8965526
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Lending Library | Adult non-fiction | 179.9Society | Available |