On the Nature of Things
Lucretius
(Author)
Frank O. Copley
(Translator)
Description
This great poem stands with Virgil's Aeneid as one of the vital and enduring achievements of Latin literature. Lost for more than a thousand years, its return to circulation in 1417 reintroduced dangerous ideas about the nature and meaning of existence and helped shape the modern world.Product Details
Price
$15.95
$14.67
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Publish Date
September 26, 2011
Pages
177
Dimensions
5.6 X 0.54 X 8.21 inches | 0.39 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780393341362
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About the Author
Titus Lucretius Carus--Lucretius--was a Roman poet and philosopher (ca. 99 BC - ca. 55 BC). His only known work is an epic philosophical poem laying out the beliefs of Epicureanism, De rerum natura, translated into English as On the Nature of Things.
Frank O. Copley was a preeminent translator of Latin. His publications include Catallus: The Complete Poetry; Plautus: Menaechmi, Mostellaria, Rudens; Vergil: The Aeneid and Lucretius's On the Nature of Things
