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Lucretius and the Didactic Epic - Classical World Series Monica R. Gale
Lucretius and the Didactic Epic - Classical World Series
Monica R. Gale
The "De Rerum Natura" of Lucretius is at first sight something of an oddity: a scientific treatise and at the same time a poem of great power and intensity. This book seeks to resolve the apparent contradiction by locating Lucretius' poem in the context of the ancient tradition of didactic epic.
80 pages, 1, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | December 27, 2001 |
| ISBN13 | 9781853995576 |
| Publishers | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Pages | 80 |
| Dimensions | 217 × 189 × 6 mm · 117 g |
| Language | English |