Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780520255937
Publisert
2008-08-06
Utgiver
University of California Press
Vekt
363 gr
Høyde
210 mm
Bredde
140 mm
Dybde
20 mm
Aldersnivå
G, U, 01, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
320
Forfatter
Oversetter
Biografisk notat
David R. Slavitt is the author of more than eighty books of poetry, nonfiction, fiction, and drama. His Propertius in Love is available from University of California Press."[A] fresh, musical rendering." Bookforum
This elegant new translation at last restores the poetry to one of the greatest and most influential poems in the Western tradition. "De Rerum Natura" is Lucretius' majestic elaboration of Greek Epicurean physics and psychology in an epic that unfolds over the course of six books. This sumptuous account of a secular cosmos argues that the soul is mortal, that pleasure is the object of life, and that humanity has free will, among other ideas. Renowned author, translator, and poet David R. Slavitt has captured Lucretius' elegance as well as his philosophical profundity in this highly readable translation of a poem that is crucial to the history of ancient thought.
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Presents a readable translation of a poem that is crucial to the history of ancient thought. This title offers an elaboration of Greek Epicurean physics and psychology. It argues that the soul is mortal, that pleasure is the object of life, and that humanity has free will, among other ideas.
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Translator's foreword the nature of things Book I Book II Book III Book IV Book V Book VI
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780520255937
Publisert
2008-08-06
Utgiver
University of California Press
Vekt
363 gr
Høyde
210 mm
Bredde
140 mm
Dybde
20 mm
Aldersnivå
G, U, 01, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
320
Forfatter
Oversetter