On the Nature of Things: Lucretius - Couverture souple

Lucretius

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 048643446X ISBN 13 : 9780486434469

Editeur : Dover Publications Inc., 2004

Synopsis

Book by Lucretius

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

“Pleasant it is, when over a great sea the winds trouble the waters, to gaze from shore upon another's great tribulation; not because any man's troubles are a delectable joy, but because to perceive you are free of them yourself is pleasant.”

On The Nature of Things (De Rerum Natura) stands with Virgil's Aeneid as one of the vital and enduring achievements of Latin literature. Lost for more than a thousand years, its return to circulation in 1417 reintroduced subversive ideas about the nature and meaning of existence and helped shape the modern world.

Présentation de l'éditeur

On the Nature of Things is a first-century BC didactic poem by the Roman poet and philosopher Lucretius with the goal of explaining Epicurean philosophy to a Roman audience. Lucretius presents the principles of atomism; the nature of the mind and soul; explanations of sensation and thought; the development of the world and its phenomena; and explains a variety of celestial and terrestrial phenomena. The universe described in the poem operates according to these physical principles, guided by fortuna, "chance," and not the divine intervention of the traditional Roman deities.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Dover Publications Inc.
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 048643446X
• ISBN 13: 9780486434469
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Soc. Agr. La Raia Ss; http://www.la-raia.it; ; Strada Monterotondo, 79; Novi Ligure; 15067; Italie