The De Rerum Natura of Lucretius is a sustained and impassioned protest against religious superstition and irrationality. The poem takes the form of a detailed exposition of Epicurean physical theory - an extreme materialism designed to remove and discredit popular fears of the gods, death and an afterlife. Book III is generally accepted to be the finest in the whole poem; Lucretius argues there that the soul is as mortal as the body and shows that human response to the fact of mortality and death can be at once rational, ...
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The De Rerum Natura of Lucretius is a sustained and impassioned protest against religious superstition and irrationality. The poem takes the form of a detailed exposition of Epicurean physical theory - an extreme materialism designed to remove and discredit popular fears of the gods, death and an afterlife. Book III is generally accepted to be the finest in the whole poem; Lucretius argues there that the soul is as mortal as the body and shows that human response to the fact of mortality and death can be at once rational, dignified and liberating. Professor Kenney's commentary is the first to give proper critical emphasis to the techniques and intentions of Lucretius' poetry; it can be read with profit by all students of Latin from senior school level upwards.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 9x6x0; A very good hardback copy in a very good, price clipped dustjacket: firm, clean, square and tight with no underlining or splits.
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Good in good dust jacket. Cambridge University, 1971, Book III, 255 pages, hardcover in a good jacket, light wear, edge wear to book in a worn dust jacket, name on endpaper, a little underlining in pencil
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Volume 3. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 400grams, ISBN: 0521081424.
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Good in good jacket. Book three only. First edition thus, 1971. Cloth hardcover in dust jacket, 255 pp., Good copy in Good dust jacket, ink-or pencil-notes to some pages, owner's signature on the front flyleaf, soiling and age-toning to the dust jacket, wear to the edges of the dust jacket including creasing, tearing, and a bit of loss. Text in English and Latin.
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 0521081424. Book III only. Primary text is in Latin, introduction and notes are in English. Edited by E. J. Kenney. First edition thus. Previous owner's (a distinguished Classics scholar) name and date on front free endpaper, the professor's pencil underlining and marginalia on a few pages, else very good in a very good dust jacket.
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Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 0521081424. Very light to book else fine. DJ has minor shelfwear with 1 small tear and light edgewear. DJ is price-clipped.; Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics; 272 pages; The De Rerum Natura of Lucretius is a sustained and impassioned protest against religious superstition and irrationality. The poem takes the form of a detailed exposition of Epicurean physical theory-an extreme materialism designed to remove and discredit popular fears of the gods, death and an afterlife. Book III is generally accepted to be the finest in the whole poem; Lucretius argues there that the soul is as mortal as the body and shows that human response to the fact of mortality and death can be at once rational, dignified and liberating. Professor Kenney's commentary is the first to give proper critical emphasis to the techniques and intentions of Lucretius' poetry; it can be read with profit by all students of Latin from senior school level upwards.
