On the Nature of Things
Titus Lucretius Carus (ca. 99-55 BCE) was a Roman poet and philosopher whose only known work is an epic philosophical poem laying out the beliefs of Epicureanism, De rerum natura, translated into English as On the Nature of Things
Titus Lucretius Carus (ca. 99-55 BCE) was a Roman poet and philosopher whose only known work is an epic philosophical poem laying out the beliefs of Epicureanism, De rerum natura, translated into English as On the Nature of Things
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9781434429575 (1434429571)
Publisher: Wildside Press
Pages no: 314
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
History,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
Science,
Religion,
Philosophy,
Poetry,
Roman,
Ancient
Well, here I am, once again sitting in the passenger seat of my Dad's car on our final trek to Melbourne, and since I have been reading, sleeping, or driving for most of the day, I might as well fix up a couple of my reviews while I am sitting here (and since I have a smartphone, and my Dad has this...
IntroductionFurther ReadingA Note on the Text and TranslationAcknowledgementsThe Nature of Things--Book I: Matter and Void--Book II: The Dance of Atoms--Book III: Mortality and the Soul--Book IV: The Senses--Book V: Cosmos and Civilization--Book VI: Weather and the EarthNotesGlossary of Proper Names
Review forthcoming...I'll probably wuss out on all the quote-heavy analysis I plan to do and end up half-assing it anyway.