The Early Textual History of Lucretius' de Rerum Natura
(Part of the Cambridge Classical Studies Series)
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This is the first detailed analysis of the fate of Lucretius' De rerum natura from its beginnings in the 50s BC down to the creation of our earliest extant manuscripts during the Carolingian age. A detailed investigation of the knowledge of Lucretius' poem among writers throughout the Roman, and subsequently the medieval, worlds allows fresh insight into the work's readership and reception, and an assessment of the value of the indirect tradition...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:110873023X
ISBN13:9781108730235
Release Date:January 2019
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:362 Pages
Weight:0.93 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"
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