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A reading of Lucretius' De rerum natura by Fratantuono, Lee; Lucretius Carus, T is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Lucretius' Philosophical Epic De Rerum Natura (on The Nature Of Things) Is A Lengthy Didactic And Narrative Celebration Of The Universe And, In Particular, The World Of Nature And Creation In Which Humanity Finds Its Abode. This Earliest Surviving Full Scale Epic Poem From Ancient Rome Was Of Immense Influence And Significance To The Development Of The Latin Epic Tradition, And Continues To Challenge And Haunt Its Readers To The Present Day. A Reading Of Lucretius' De Rerum Natura Offers A Comprehensive Commentary On This Great Work Of Roman Poetry And Philosophy. Lee Fratantuono Reveals Lucretius To Be A Poet With Deep And Abiding Interest In The Nature Of The Roman Identity As The Children Of Both Venus (through Aeneas) And Mars (through Romulus); The Consequences (both Positive And Negative) Of Descent From The Immortal Powers Of Love And War Are Explored In Vivid Epic Narrative, As The Poet Progresses From His Invocation To The Mother Of The Children Of Aeneas Through To The Burning Funeral Pyres Of The Plague At Athens. Lucretius' Epic Offers The Possibility Of Serenity And Peaceful Reflection On The Mysteries Of The Nature Of The World, Even As It Shatters Any Hope Of Immorta

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Author

Fratantuono, Lee; Lucretius Carus, T

Publisher

Lexington Books/Fortress Academic

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9781498511568

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Literary Criticism, History, Poetry