De Rerum Natura: Bk. 4 (Classical Texts): Book IV (Aris & Phillips Classical Texts)

De Rerum Natura: Bk. 4 (Classical Texts): Book IV (Aris & Phillips Classical Texts)

by John Godwin (Author)

Synopsis

Book IV of Lucretius' great philosophical poem deals mainly with the psychology of sensation ad thought. The heart of this book is a new text, incorporating the latest scholarship on the text of Lucretius, with a clear prose facing translation. The commentary concentrates on the thought of the text (relating it to other philosophers beside Epicurus) and the poetry of the Latin, placing the text in relation to Roman literature in general, and attempting to demonstrate the poetic genius of Lucretius. The introduction deals with the didactic tradition in ancient literature and Lucretius' place in it, the structure of De Rerum Natura, the salient features of the philosophy of Epicurus and the transmission of the text.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 182
Edition: First published in the United Kingdom in 1986, reprinted 2008.
Publisher: Aris & Phillips Ltd
Published: 01 Jan 1987

ISBN 10: 0856683094
ISBN 13: 9780856683091

Author Bio
John Godwin is the Head of Classics at Shrewsbury School. He has written six books in the field of Roman Poetry and edited the complete works of Catullus in two volumes.