Lucretius: De Rerum Natura IV (Aris & Phillips Classical Texts) (Latin Edition) - Softcover

Godwin, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0856683094 ISBN 13: 9780856683091

Publisher: Liverpool University Press, 1987

Synopsis

Book IV of Lucretius' great philosophical poem deals mainly with the psychology of sensation and thought. The heart of this book is a new text, incorporating the latest scholarship on the text of Lucretius, with a clear prose facing translation. The commentary concentrates on the thought of the text (relating it to other philosophers beside Epicurus) and the poetry of the Latin, placing the text in relation to Roman literature in general, and attempting to demonstrate the poetic genius of Lucretius. The introduction deals with the didactic tradition in ancient literature and Lucretius' place in it, the structure of De Rerum Natura, the salient features of the philosophy of Epicurus and the transmission of the text.

About this title

About the Author:

John Godwin is the Head of Classics at Shrewsbury School. He has written six books in the field of Roman Poetry and edited the complete works of Catullus in two volumes.

Language Notes:

Text: English, Latin (translation)

About this edition

• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0856683094
• ISBN 13: 9780856683091
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 182