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De Rerum Natura Libri Sex

By Lucretius

Book information

Publisher
The University of Wisconsin Press
Year
1942
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
50 MB (52657377 bytes)
Pages
\457
Time added
2016-10-12 14:37:56

Description

Titus Lucretius Carus (ca. 99-55 B. C.) is known primarily as the Roman author of the long didactic poem «De Rerum Natura» (On the Nature of Things). In it, he set out to explicate the universe, embracing and refuting ideas of the great Greek philosophers. This annotated scholarly edition of the Latin text of «De Rerum Natura» has long been hailed as one of the finest editions of this monumental work. It features an introduction to Lucretiuss life and work by William Ellery Leonard, an introduction to and commentary on the poem by Stanley Barney Smith, the complete Latin text with detailed annotations, and an index of ancient sources.

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