{"product_id":"how-to-get-over-a-breakup-an-ancient-guide-to-moving-on-hardcover","title":"How to Get Over a Breakup: An Ancient Guide to Moving on - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOvid\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Fontaine\u003c\/b\u003e (Commentaries by), \u003cb\u003eMichael Fontaine\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA modern translation of the ancient Roman poet Ovid's \u003ci\u003eRemedies for Love\u003c\/i\u003e--a witty and irreverent work about how to fall out of love\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBreakups are the worst. On one scale devised by psychiatrists, only a spouse's death was ranked as more stressful than a marital split. Is there any treatment for a breakup? The ancient Roman poet Ovid thought so. Having become famous for teaching the art of seduction in \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Love\u003c\/i\u003e, he then wrote \u003ci\u003eRemedies for Love \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eRemedia Amoris\u003c\/i\u003e), which presents thirty-eight frank and witty strategies for coping with unrequited love, falling out of love, ending a relationship, and healing a broken heart. \u003ci\u003eHow to Get Over a Breakup \u003c\/i\u003epresents an unabashedly modern prose translation of Ovid's lighthearted and provocative work, complete with a lively introduction and the original Latin on facing pages. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOvid's advice--which he illustrates with ingenious interpretations of classical mythology--ranges from the practical, psychologically astute, and profound to the ironic, deliberately offensive, and bizarre. Some advice is conventional--such as staying busy, not spending time alone, and avoiding places associated with an ex. Some is off-color, such as having sex until you're sick of it. And some is simply and delightfully weird--such as becoming a lawyer and not eating arugula. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether his advice is good or bad, entertaining or outrageous, \u003ci\u003eHow to Get Over a Breakup\u003c\/i\u003e reveals an Ovid who sounds startlingly modern.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Fontaine\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of classics at Cornell University. His books include three other volumes in the Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers series, \u003ci\u003eHow to Grieve\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHow to Tell a Joke\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHow to Drink\u003c\/i\u003e (all Princeton).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 6.8 x 4.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 04, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699792220256,"sku":"9780691220307","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/how-to-get-over-a-breakup-an-ancient-guide-to-moving-on-hardcover","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}