How to Say No
An Ancient Guide to the Art of Cynicism
1st Edition
Published on 18. October 2022
248 pages
978-0-691-22986-7 (ISBN)
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10/2022
Princeton University Press
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M. D. Usher is the Lyman-Roberts Professor of Classical Languages and Literature and a member of the Department of Geography and Geosciences at the University of Vermont. With his wife, he also built, owns, and operates Works & Days Farm in Shoreham, Vermont. His previous books include How to Be a Farmer: An Ancient Guide to Life on the Land (Princeton), Plato's Pigs and Other Ruminations, and a number of books for children, including Diogenes.
Content
- Cover
- Contents
- Dedicatory Poem
- Introduction
- 1. Life Is a Dog
- 2. How Not to Say No
- 3. Cynic in Swaddling Clothes
- 4. My Friend Demetrius
- 5. Student Tribute
- 6. A Passage to India
- 7. Best in Show
- 8. Interview with a Cynic
- 9. Know Thyself!
- 10. The Columnist
- Notes
- Passages Translated
- Suggestions for Further Reading
