The Cambridge companion to Lucretius [electronic resource] / edited by Stuart Gillespie, Philip Hardie.

Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, c2011.
Description
xiv, 356 p. : digital, PDF file.

Details

Subject(s)
Lucretius Carus, Titus—De rerum natura [Browse]
Related name
Series
  • Cambridge companions to literature and classics. [More in this series]
  • Cambridge companions complete collection. [More in this series]
  • The Cambridge companions to literature and classics
  • The Cambridge companions complete collection
Summary note
This is an accessible but thought-provoking introduction to one of the greatest of Latin poets, Lucretius. Contributors discuss Lucretius' 'De Rerum Natura' in its ancient contexts and in its reception both as a literary text and as a vehicle for progressive ideas.
Notes
  • "Cambridge collections online."
  • Title from home page (viewed June 15, 2011).
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references.
Other format(s)
Also issued in print format.
Other title(s)
  • Lucretius
  • Cambridge collections online.
ISBN
  • 9781139001687 (ebook) :
  • 113900168X (ebook) :
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