How to Grieve

An engaging new translation of a timeless masterpiece about coping with the death of a loved oneIn 45 BCE the Roman statesman Cicero fell to pieces when his beloved daughter Tullia died from complications of childbirth. But from the depths of despair Cicero fought his way back. In an effort to cope with his loss he wrote a consolation speech—not for others as had always been done but for himself. And it worked. Cicero’s Consolation was something new in literature equal parts philosophy and motiv...See More