The Roman poet Lucretius, who lived in the first century BC, composed an epic poem, De Rerum Natura (On the Nature of the Universe), whose avowed purpose was to change the way we live our lives, to abandon our fear of the gods and of death, and to see what real happiness is and how to obtain it. The poem explains the atomic nature of the world and our own place in it, examining the microscopic world of atoms and the telescopic world of the universe, as well as human life in all its facets - politics, pleasure, the nature of perception, our dreams and sexual behaviour.
Here John Godwin explains Lucretius' great poem in its Roman context, assessing the literary and philosophical value of the poems and arguing the merits of the poet's claim to change our lives. Lucretius is seen as a writer for our time, offering us a text of enormous beauty and artistry which will help us find happiness and serenity in a turbulent world.
| ISBN: | 9781853996719 |
| Publication date: | 2nd August 2004 |
| Author: | John Godwin |
| Publisher: | Bristol Classical Press an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 144 pages |
| Series: | Ancients in Action |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval Literary studies: poetry and poets |
The Roman poet Lucretius, who lived in the first century BC, composed an epic poem, De Rerum Natura (On the Nature of the Universe), whose avowed purpose was to change the way we live our lives, to abandon our fear of the gods and of death, and to see what real happiness is and how to obtain it. The poem explains the atomic nature of the world and our own place in it, examining the microscopic world of atoms and the telescopic world of the universe, as well as human life in all its facets - politics, pleasure, the nature of perception, our dreams and sexual behaviour.
Lucretius features in the following genres: Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets
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Lucretius was written by John Godwin and published by Bristol Classical Press an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing
Lucretius has 144 pages
Yes it is part of Ancients in Action series
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