Lucretius Emma - On The Nature Of The Universe: Book 1 - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Lucretius On the Nature of the Universe was written around 55 BCE towards the end of the Roman Republic. Lucretius was unusual though not alone in his startlingly modern world view which encompassed Epicurean philosophy a knowledge of physics and a belief that religion was intrinsically evil and an instrument of social control. The translation of Book 1 of his magnum opus is equally modern - Emma Gee plays with the Latin retaining its linguistic and sonic effects whilst drastically re - orientating the poem towards modernity. Translated with the first - time reader in mind this version of Lucretius will captivate and astound those with no experience of Latin or of poetry and bring Lucretius and his ideas to life.
Title: On The Nature Of The Universe: Book 1
Author(s): Lucretius Emma
Publisher: Arc Publications
Barcode: 9781908376084
Pages: 118 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 10/31/2020
Category: Poetry By Individual Poets