Lucretius and the Transformation of Greek Wisdom by David N. Sedley

Lucretius and the Transformation of Greek Wisdom

David N. Sedley

256 pages first pub 1998 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy challenging reflective medium-paced
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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 i...

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