by WilliamElleryLeonard (Editor), StanleyBarneySmith (Editor)
Titus Lucretius Carus (ca 99-55 BC) is known primarily as the Roman author of the long didactic poem ""De Rerum Natura"" (""On the Nature of Things""). In it, he set out to explicate the universe, embracing and refuting ideas of the Greek philosophers. This Latin text features an introduction to Lucretius' life and work.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 896
Edition: annotated edition
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Published: 15 Dec 2008
ISBN 10: 0299003647
ISBN 13: 9780299003647