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Cambridge Companions to Literature: The Cambridge Companion to Lucretius
Stuart(Ed Gillespie
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Paperback. A completely accessible but thought-provoking 2007 introduction to one of the greatest of Latin poets, Lucretius. Editor(s): Gillespie, Stuart; Hardie, Philip. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 384 pages, 15 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 556. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 384 pages, 15 b/w illus. Editor(s): Gillespie, Stuart; Hardie, Philip. A completely accessible but thought-provoking 2007 introduction to one of the greatest of Latin poets, Lucretius. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight: 512.
Lucretius' didactic poem De rerum natura ('On the Nature of Things') is an impassioned and visionary presentation of the materialist philosophy of Epicurus, and one of the most powerful poetic texts of antiquity. After its rediscovery in 1417 it became a controversial and seminal work in successive phases of literary history, the history of science, and the Enlightenment. In this 2007 Cambridge Companion experts in the history of literature, philosophy and science discuss the poem in its ancient contexts and in its reception both as a literary text and as a vehicle for progressive ideas. The Companion is designed both ... Read more
Lucretius' didactic poem De rerum natura ('On the Nature of Things') is an impassioned and visionary presentation of the materialist philosophy of Epicurus, and one of the most powerful poetic texts of antiquity. After its rediscovery in 1417 it became a controversial and seminal work in successive phases of literary history, the history of science, and the Enlightenment. In this 2007 Cambridge Companion experts in the history of literature, philosophy and science discuss the poem in its ancient contexts and in its reception both as a literary text and as a vehicle for progressive ideas. The Companion is designed both ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Series
Cambridge Companions to Literature
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521612661
SKU
V9780521612661
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About Stuart(Ed Gillespie
Stuart Gillespie is Reader in English Literature at the University of Glasgow. Philip Hardie is Senior Research Fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge.
Reviews for Cambridge Companions to Literature: The Cambridge Companion to Lucretius
'... one of the most innovative and most successful volumes in a highly successful series, an essential work of reference that could help determine the future direction of Lucretian studies...' Translation and Literature It is one of the most innovative and most successful volumes in a highly successful series, an essential work of reference that could help the future ... Read more