Lucretius: Selections from the De Rerum Natura (Latin Texts)

Carus, Titus Lucretius

ISBN 10: 1853994863 / ISBN 13: 9781853994869

Published by Bristol Classical Press, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Lucretius: Selections from the De Rerum Natura (Latin Texts)
• Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1853994863
• ISBN 13: 9781853994869
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 260 grams

About this title

Synopsis

Lucretius offers his readers a complete guide to happiness and a total tour of the universe. Even a few selections from his poetry reveal the radical freethinker at his very best. This book draws on the latest research into the text and interpretation of Lucretius. It is aimed at the sixth-former or undergraduate who seeks a helpful introduction to the poem; and little background knowledge of Latin literature is assumed. The commentary elucidates both the poetic artistry and philosophical content of the De Rerum Natura.

About the Author

John Godwin was for many years Head of Classics at Shrewsbury School, UK. His publications include Ovid: Metamorphoses III An Extract (Bloomsbury 2013), Lucretius (Ancients in Action series, Bloomsbury 2004) and editions of Lucretius De Rerum Natura Books IV and VI and Catullus Poems 61-68.