{"product_id":"since-youre-mortal-life-lessons-from-the-lost-greek-plays-hardcover","title":"Since You're Mortal . . .: Life Lessons from the Lost Greek Plays - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Romm\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The truly happy man ought to stay at home.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Hunger, and lack of coin, put a stop to love.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Hades, alone of the gods, does not enjoy bribes.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese quotes and many others from the great Greek dramatists, including Sophocles, Aeschylus, and Menander, were preserved long after they were written--when a man called Stobaeus, in the fifth century AD, collected them as a way to instruct his son. Stobaeus's quotes represent the only traces we have of countless lost plays of ancient Athens--pithy packets of wisdom expressed in eloquent verse and selected with a father's discerning eye. Some prompt \"aha\" moments, others offer wit or dark humor, and still others express penetrating moral insights. With this volume, James Romm becomes the first to translate these fragments as verse for English-language readers. Vividly rendered and beautifully presented, \u003cem\u003eSince You're Mortal . . .\u003c\/em\u003e serves as an age-old but timeless guide to living a thoughtful, virtuous life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 7.33 x 4.66 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 05, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45584650272812,"sku":"9781324086086","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/x8FYJJy04f9781324086086.webp?v=1780246217","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/since-youre-mortal-life-lessons-from-the-lost-greek-plays-hardcover","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}