Philip de May
Cambridge University Press
e druk, 2009
9780521721561
Lucretius
Poet and Epicurean
Specificaties
Paperback, 160 blz.
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Engels
Cambridge University Press |
e druk, 2009
ISBN13: 9780521721561
Rubricering
Onderdeel van serie
Greece and Rome: Tex
Levertijd ongeveer 8 werkdagen
Samenvatting
An exciting series that provides students with direct access to the ancient world by offering new translations of extracts from its key texts. What is the world made of? How can we be happy? What happens after death? Drawing on the philosophical teachings of Epicurus, Lucretius seeks to answer these and other big questions in his masterful poem 'On the nature of things'. This book offers a selection of key passages from the poem. In addition it gives students insight into its artistic inventiveness, provides a cultural and historical frame of reference, and offers access to the Epicurean philosophy underlying the poem.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780521721561
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:160
Uitgever:Cambridge University Press
Serie:Greece and Rome: Tex
Inhoudsopgave
Preface; Introduction; 1. The existence of atoms and void; 2. Atomic motion, shape and properties; 3. The nature of the spirit and mind; 4. The processes of sensation and thought; 5. Our world, the origins of life and civilisation; 6. Phenomena of our world explained; Recommended reading; Glossary of people; Index.