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Lucretius: De Rerum NaturaBook III
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Lucretius: De Rerum NaturaBook III
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Lucretius
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Edited by E. J. Kenney
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Series | Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:268 | Dimensions(mm): Height 215,Width 137 |
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Category/Genre | Literary studies - poetry and poets |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780521173896
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Classifications | Dewey:871.01 |
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Audience | Tertiary Education (US: College) | |
Edition |
2nd Revised edition
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Illustrations |
1 Line drawings, unspecified; 1 Line drawings, unspecified
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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Publication Date |
14 August 2014 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
The third book of Lucretius' great poem on the workings of the universe is devoted entirely to expounding the implications of Epicurus' dictum that death does not matter, 'is nothing to us'. The soul is not immortal: it no more exists after the dissolution of the body than it had done before its birth. Only if this fact is accepted can men rid themselves of irrational fears and achieve the state of ataraxia, freedom from mental disturbance, on which the Epicurean definition of pleasure was based. To present this case Lucretius deploys the full range of poetic and rhetorical registers, soberly prohibitive, artfully decorative or passionately emotive as best suits his argument, reinforcing it with vivid and compelling imagery. This new edition has been completely revised, with a considerably enlarged Commentary and a new supplementary introduction taking account of the great amount of new scholarship of the last forty years.
Author Biography
E. J. Kenney is Professor Emeritus of Latin at the University of Cambridge.
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