Lucretius & Didactic Epic (Classical World Series)

New
Illustrated
2001
$29.21

The De Rerum Natura of Lucretius is at first sight something of an oddity: a scientific treatise and at the same time a poem of great power and intensity. This book seeks to resolve the apparent contradiction by locating Lucretius' poem in the context of the ancient tradition of didactic epic.

Synopsis

The "De Rerum Natura" of Lucretius is at first sight something of an oddity: a scientific treatise and at the same time a poem of great power and intensity. This book seeks to resolve the apparent contradiction by locating Lucretius' poem in the context of the ancient tradition of didactic epic.

$29.21

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10 in stock

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 80
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Bloomsbury 3PL
Published: 27 Dec 2001
ISBN 10: 1853995576
ISBN 13: 9781853995576

Lucretius & Didactic Epic (Classical World Series)

New

$29.21

Synopsis

$29.21

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