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On the Nature of Things: De Rerum Natura
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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On the Nature of Things: De Rerum Natura
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Lucretius
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Edited and translated by Walter Englert
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:256 | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 153 |
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Category/Genre | Poetry by individual poets |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780941051217
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Classifications | Dewey:871.01 |
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Audience | General | Professional & Vocational | Tertiary Education (US: College) | |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
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Imprint |
Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
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Publication Date |
1 February 2002 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
This text is a translation of Lucretius' poem which adheres faithfully to the text, yet with poetic force, accuracy, and humanitas and includes introduction, notes, and a glossary of philosophical terms cross-referenced to use throughout the poem.
Author Biography
Walter Englert is the Omar and Althea Hoskins Professor of Classical Studies at Reed College in Oregon. He earned his PhD at Stanford University, and has published on aspects of Epicureanism, Stoicism and Roman Philosophy.
ReviewsEnglert's translation of the poem is indeed accurate and readable. He knows the poem as thoroughly as he knows the scholarship that bears on it... an admirable translation, admirably supported by scholarly tools. -- W.R. Johnson, University of Chicag
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