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De rerum natura. Book IV / Lucretius ; edited with an introduction, translation & commentary by John Godwin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lucretius Carus, Titus, author.
- Series:
- Aris & Phillips classical texts.
- Liverpool scholarship online.
- Aris & Phillips classical texts
- Liverpool scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Philosophy, Ancient--Poetry.
- Philosophy, Ancient.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 170 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021.
- Language Note:
- Parallel Latin text and English translation, with English notes and introduction.
- Summary:
- Book IV of Lucretius' great philosophical poem deals mainly with the psychology of sensation and thought. The heart of this book is a new text, incorporating the latest scholarship on the text of Lucretius, with a clear prose facing translation. The commentary concentrates on the thought of the text (relating it to other philosophers beside Epicurus) and the poetry of the Latin, placing the text in relation to Roman literature in general, and attempting to demonstrate the poetic genius of Lucretius. The introduction deals with the didactic tradition in ancient literature and Lucretius' place in it, the structure of 'De Rerum Natura', the salient features of the philosophy of Epicurus and the transmission of the text.
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: Oxford: Aris & Phillips, 1986.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 22, 2021).
- Contains:
- Lucretius Carus, Titus. De rerum natura.
- Lucretius Carus, Titus. De rerum natura.. English.
- ISBN:
- 1-80034-311-6
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