Lucretius

De Rerum NaturaBook III

Lucretius, E. J. Kenney (University of Cambridge)

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Cambridge University Press
14 August 2014

Literary studies: poetry & poets; Latin

Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics

The third book of Lucretius' great poem on the workings of the universe is devoted entirely to expounding the implications of Epicurus' dictum that death does not matter, 'is nothing to us'. The soul is not immortal: it no more exists after the dissolution of the body than it had done before its birth. Only if this fact is accepted can men rid themselves of irrational fears and achieve the state of ataraxia, freedom from mental disturbance, on which the Epicurean definition of pleasure was based. To present this case Lucretius deploys the full range of poetic and rhetorical registers, soberly prohibitive, artfully decorative or passionately emotive as best suits his argument, reinforcing it with vivid and compelling imagery. This new edition has been completely revised, with a considerably enlarged Commentary and a new supplementary introduction taking account of the great amount of new scholarship of the last forty years.

By: Lucretius
Edited by: E. J. Kenney (University of Cambridge)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 137mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9780521173896
ISBN 10: 0521173892
Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics
Pages: 268
Publication Date: 14 August 2014
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction; Supplementary introduction; Text; Commentary.

E. J. Kenney is Professor Emeritus of Latin at the University of Cambridge.