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On the Nature of Things

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title On the Nature of Things
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Lucretius
Translated by Martin Ferguson Smith
SeriesHackett Classics
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:262
Dimensions(mm): Height 215,Width 139
Category/GenrePoetry by individual poets
Philosophy
ISBN/Barcode 9780872205871
ClassificationsDewey:871.01
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Imprint Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Publication Date 1 September 2001
Publication Country United States

Description

Martin Ferguson Smith's work on Lucretius is both well known and highly regarded. However, his 1969 translation of De Rerum Natura -- long out of print -- is virtually unknown. Readers will share our excitement in the discovery of this accurate and fluent prose rendering. For this edition, Professor Smith provides a revised translation, new Introduction, headnotes and bibliography. Martin Ferguson Smith is Professor of Classics Emeritus, Univ. of Durham, United Kingdom. Among his scholarly achievements are his revisions of the Rouse translation of De Rerum Natura for the Loeb Classical Library.

Author Biography

Lucretius; Translated by Martin Ferguson Smith

Reviews

"In Smith's translation, the annotations are particularly helpful providing a wealth of supplementary information..." -- Practical Philosophy, Spring 2003.