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Lucretius and the Transformation of Greek Wisdom.
This book studies the structure and origins of De Rerum Natura (On the Nature of Things), the great first-century BC poem by Lucretius. By showing how he worked from the literary model set by the Greek poet Empedocles but under the philosophical inspiration of the Greek philosopher Epicurus, the boo...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
1998.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book studies the structure and origins of De Rerum Natura (On the Nature of Things), the great first-century BC poem by Lucretius. By showing how he worked from the literary model set by the Greek poet Empedocles but under the philosophical inspiration of the Greek philosopher Epicurus, the book seeks to characterise Lucretius' unique poetic achievement. It is addressed to those interested both in Latin poetry and in ancient Greek and Roman philosophy. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (254 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-216) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780511053603 0511053606 0511149948 9780511149948 9780511482380 0511482388 9780521570329 0521570328 9780521542142 0521542146 1107113318 9781107113312 1280429143 9781280429149 9786610429141 6610429146 0511172052 9780511172052 0511309929 9780511309922 |