Lucretius and Modernity: Epicurean Encounters Across Time and Disciplines

By Jacques Lezra

Book Overview

Lucretius's shadow is long and extends across the Humanities. Bringing together essays by scholars at the top of their field, this book examines the relationship between Lucretius and modernity. Nuanced and passionate, these essays offer an account of what is at stake when we claim Lucretius for modernity.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137591897
• ISBN13: 9781137591890
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 225 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"