Willpower Wars: How a 5th-Century Poem Predicted Our Battle With Addiction

An interview with Michael Fontaine

Michael Fontaine is Professor of Classics at Cornell University, specializing in Latin literature from antiquity through the Enlightenment. His acclaimed books with Princeton University Press explore topics ranging from ancient breakup poetry to willpower and bullying, while upcoming projects examine free speech through the lens of Plato, Plutarch, and …