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LUCRETIUS ON DEATH AND ANXIETY Poetry and Philosophy in De Rerum Natura
by Segal, Charles
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0691068267
- ISBN 13
- 9780691068268
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Princeton University Press. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1990. Hardcover. 0691068267 . Scholar's name to ffep (Robert Brown). Else book is fine. DJ has very faint shelfwear. ; In a fresh interpretation of Lucretius's On the Nature of Things, Charles Segal reveals this great poetical account of Epicurean philosophy as an important and profound document for the history of Western attitudes toward death. He shows that this poem, aimed at promoting spiritual tranquillity, confronts two anxieties about death not addressed in Epicurus's abstract treatment--the fear of the process of dying and the fear of nothingness. Lucretius, Segal argues, deals more specifically with the body in dying because he draws on the Roman concern with corporeality as well as on the rich traditions of epic and tragic poetry on mortality. ; Princeton Legacy Library; 291 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Ancient World Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25333
- Title
- LUCRETIUS ON DEATH AND ANXIETY Poetry and Philosophy in De Rerum Natura
- Author
- Segal, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0691068267
- ISBN 13
- 9780691068268
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Place of Publication
- Princeton, Nj, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- 0691068267, Lucretius, Philosophers And Philosophy, Poetry & Poets, Latin Literature
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