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Lucretius in the modern world /

Lucretius' On the Nature of Things - one of the glories of Latin literature - provides a vivid poetic exposition of the doctrines of the Greek atomist, Epicurus. The poem played a crucial role in the reinvention of science in the seventeenth century, its influence on the French Enlightenment wa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Johnson, W. R. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London, England ; New York, New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2000.
Colección:Classical inter/faces.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Contents; Preface; PART I: The Poem Itself; 1. No Truth But in Atoms; 2. The Gospel of Pleasure; PART II: Our Lucretius; 3. A Genealogy of Melancholy; 4. The Anti-Lucretius Himself; 5. Wizards in Bondage; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; O; P; R; S; T; V; W.