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On the Nature of Things: De Rerum Natura

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title On the Nature of Things: De Rerum Natura
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Lucretius
Edited and translated by Walter Englert
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:256
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 153
Category/GenrePoetry by individual poets
ISBN/Barcode 9780941051217
ClassificationsDewey:871.01
Audience
General
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Publishing Details

Publisher Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
Imprint Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
Publication Date 1 February 2002
Publication Country United States

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.

Reviews

Englert'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