by Thomas Moore · Ediciones B · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788440693594
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The Pleasure of Each Day by Thomas Moore is a book that invites reflection on how we can find beauty and meaning in everyday life. Moore argues that we have lost the ability to marvel at the world around us and that we need to recover that ability to live a fuller and more satisfying life. Through concrete examples, the author shows us how we can rediscover pleasure in simple things, such as food, nature, art, and human relationships. This book is a practical guide for those seeking a more authentic and meaningful life.
Thomas Moore was an Irish writer, poet, and lyricist, widely regarded in his lifetime as Ireland's "national bard". The acclaim rested primarily on the popularity of his Irish Melodies. In these, Moore set to old Irish tunes verses that spoke to a narrative of Irish dispossession, loss, and resistance. With his romantic work Lalla Rookh (1817), in which these same themes are explored in an elaborate orientalist allegory, Moore achieved wider critical recognition. Translated into several languages, and adapted and arranged for musical performance by, among others, Robert Schumann, the chivalric verse-narrative established Moore as one of the leading exemplars of European romanticism.
