De La Nature, Traduction Nouvelle

De La Nature, Traduction Nouvelle
Authors
Lucretius Carus, Titus
Publisher
J.M. Dent & Sons, Ltd. (Great Britain)
Tags
science , philosophy , history , poetry , classics
Date
1928-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Size
0.32 MB
Lang
fr
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According to Lucretius's frequent statements in his poem, the main purpose of the work was to free Gaius Memmius's mind of the supernatural and the fear of death. He attempts this by expounding the philosophical system of Epicurus, whom Lucretius glorifies as the hero of his epic poem.