E. E. Sikes
Cambridge University Press
e druk, 2015
9781107497658
Lucretius
Poet and Philosopher
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Paperback, 198 blz.
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Engels
Cambridge University Press |
e druk, 2015
ISBN13: 9781107497658
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Levertijd ongeveer 8 werkdagen
Samenvatting
Originally published in 1936, this book examines Lucretius and his philosophy by treating him as a poet first and foremost. Sikes gives a background to the Epicurean philosophy with which Lucretius is most strongly associated in order to illustrate the setting of Lucretius' poetry, and uses mostly blank verse in his translations from 'De Rerum Natura', compensating in an appendix where he translates three English poems into Latin hexameter. This book will be of value to anyone interested in Lucretius' life and works.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9781107497658
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:198
Uitgever:Cambridge University Press
Inhoudsopgave
Preface; 1. The genius of Lucretius; 2. The art of Lucretius; 3. Epicurus; 4. Life of Lucretius; 5. General principles of the school; 6. Epicurean theology; 7. The fear of death; 8. The origin of life; 9. Lucretius and modern thought; Appendix; Index.