Lucretius and the Transformation of Greek Wisdom.

This book studies the structure and origins of De Rerum Natura (On the Nature of Things), the great first-century BC poem by Lucretius. By showing how he worked from the literary model set by the Greek poet Empedocles but under the philosophical inspiration of the Greek philosopher Epicurus, the boo...

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Main Author: Sedley, David N.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
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