Lucretius and the early modern:

The rediscovery in the fifteenth century of Lucretius's 'De Rerum Natura was a challenge to received ideas. This poem offered a vision of the creation of the universe, the origins and goals of human life and the formation of the state, all without reference to divine intervention. This col...

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Weitere Verfasser: Norbrook, David 1950- (HerausgeberIn), Harrison, Stephen 1960- (HerausgeberIn), Hardie, Philip R. 1952- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford Oxford University Press 2015
Ausgabe:First edition
Schriftenreihe:Classical presences
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Zusammenfassung:The rediscovery in the fifteenth century of Lucretius's 'De Rerum Natura was a challenge to received ideas. This poem offered a vision of the creation of the universe, the origins and goals of human life and the formation of the state, all without reference to divine intervention. This collection of essays demonstrates the sophisticated ways in which some readers assimilated the poem to theories of natural law and even natural theology, while others were both attracted to Lucretius's subversiveness and dissociated themselves from him
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource Illustrationen
ISBN:9780191807152
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198713845.001.0001

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