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For a work written more than two thousand years ago, in a society in many ways quite alien to our own, Lucretius' De Rerum Natura contains much of striking, even startling, contemporary relevance.

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...a significant addition to the Lucretius bibliography... merits high praise as a splendid achievement by a distinguished Lucretian [...] offers exactly what students need to appreciate one of the longest and finest achievements of Latin epic.'

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List of illustrations Preface Abbreviations Introduction I. Lucretius and the Late Republic II. Epicurus and his Philosophy III. The Didactic Epic IV. De Rerum Natura V Cosmology and Human Prehistory V. Language and Style VI. The Transmission of the text Note on references to the Presocratic Philosophers De Rerum Natura V Commentary Bibliography

Lucretius De Rerum Natura V

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    A Paperback / softback by Monica R. Gale

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      Publisher: Liverpool University Press
      Publication Date: 01/11/2008
      ISBN13: 9780856688898, 978-0856688898
      ISBN10: 0856688894
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      Literary studies: poetry and poets

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      For a work written more than two thousand years ago, in a society in many ways quite alien to our own, Lucretius' De Rerum Natura contains much of striking, even startling, contemporary relevance.

      Trade Review
      ...a significant addition to the Lucretius bibliography... merits high praise as a splendid achievement by a distinguished Lucretian [...] offers exactly what students need to appreciate one of the longest and finest achievements of Latin epic.'

      Table of Contents
      List of illustrations Preface Abbreviations Introduction I. Lucretius and the Late Republic II. Epicurus and his Philosophy III. The Didactic Epic IV. De Rerum Natura V Cosmology and Human Prehistory V. Language and Style VI. The Transmission of the text Note on references to the Presocratic Philosophers De Rerum Natura V Commentary Bibliography

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