The Ancient Guide to Modern Life: Natalie Haynes at STREAM South London Book Festival

THE ANCIENT GUIDE TO MODERN LIFE         

WITH NATALIE HAYNES

AT STREAM SOUTH LONDON BOOK FESTIVAL

12 NOON – 1.00 PM    SATURDAY 7 NOVEMBER 2015

The multi-talented Natalie Haynes, writer (non-fiction: The Ancient Guide to Modern Life, fiction: Amber Fury, children’s book: The Great Escape), critic and broadcaster, classicist and former stand-up comic, with The Ancient Guide to Modern Life.

Whether political, cultural or social, there are endless parallels between the ancient and modern worlds. Whether it’s the murder of Caesar or the political assassination of Thatcher; the narrative arc of the hit HBO series The Wire or that of Oedipus; the popular enthusiasm for the Emperor Titus or President Obama – over and over again we can be seen to be living very much like people did 2,000 or more years ago. Our lives are infinitely richer if we take the time to look at what the Greeks and Romans have given us in politics and law, religion and philosophy and education, and to learn how people really lived in Athens, Rome, Sparta and Alexandria.

Natalie Haynes takes us through a lively and humorous re-examination of the ancient world and its relevance to modern life.

STREAM2015, Streatham & Clapham High School, 42 Abbotswood Rd, London SW16 1AW.

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