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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-101853994863
ISBN-139781853994869
eBay Product ID (ePID)4473486
Product Key Features
Number of Pages136 Pages
Publication NameLucretius: Selections from the De Rerum Natura
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2011
SubjectLatin, Ancient Languages (See Also Latin), History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical
FeaturesNew Edition
TypeLanguage Course
AuthorTitus Lucretius Carus
Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Philosophy
SeriesLatin Texts
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight7.4 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal187
Table Of ContentPreface Introduction Summary Metre Select Bibliography Text Commentary Book One Book Two Book Three Book Four Book Five Book Six
Synopsis"De Rerum Natura" offers readers a complete guide to happiness and a total tour of the universe. This book draws on the latest research into the text and interpretation of Lucretius to elucidate both the poetic artistry and philosophical content. Little background knowledge of Latin is assumed., Lucretius offers his readers a complete guide to happiness and a total tour of the universe. Even a few selections from his poetry reveal the radical freethinker at his very best. This book draws on the latest research into the text and interpretation of Lucretius. It is aimed at the sixth-former or undergraduate who seeks a helpful introduction to the poem; little background knowledge of Latin literature will be assumed. The commentary elucidates both the poetic artistry and philosophical content.