Ed Lucretius (133 results)

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Ex-library copy with usual stamps, call numbers and pocket. DJ has been laminated and taped down to boards.; Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics; 272 pages; The De Rerum Natura of Lucretius is a sustained and impassioned protest against religious superstition and irrationality. The poem takes the form of a detailed exposition of Epicurean physical theory - an extreme materialism designed to remove and discredit popular fears of the gods, death and an afterlife. Book III is generally accepted to be the finest in the whole poem; Lucretius argues there that the soul is as mortal as the body and shows that human response to the fact of mortality and death can be at once rational, dignified and liberating. Professor Kenney's commentary is the first to give proper critical emphasis to the techniques and intentions of Lucretius' poetry; it can be read with profit by all students of Latin from senior school level upwards.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Pages bear a prior owner's name at front endpaper, notes on final endpapers, and the occasional small, penciled mark in the margins; securely sewn binding; full cloth hard cover shows a couple of threads loose at shoulders and some board exposure at corners, as well as whitish smudges at left front and a light bump causing short wrinkles at bottom free corners; nonetheless sound. xxiv, 111pp. +8pp. catalogue.; Pitt Press Series Series; 111 pp.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Pages tanned.; Pitt Press Series; 120 pages.

Hardcover, no dust jacket. Latin text text. Heavy pen underlining on text and notes inside covers. Slight wear on all edges of text. Cover slightly worn on corners and back facing. pp.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Foxing/dustsoiling to top of textblock. DJ has minor edgewear.; Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics; 272 pages; The De Rerum Natura of Lucretius is a sustained and impassioned protest against religious superstition and irrationality. The poem takes the form of a detailed exposition of Epicurean physical theory - an extreme materialism designed to remove and discredit popular fears of the gods, death and an afterlife. Book III is generally accepted to be the finest in the whole poem; Lucretius argues there that the soul is as mortal as the body and shows that human response to the fact of mortality and death can be at once rational, dignified and liberating. Professor Kenney's commentary is the first to give proper critical emphasis to the techniques and intentions of Lucretius' poetry; it can be read with profit by all students of Latin from senior school level upwards. …

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Minor shelfwear. Minor pen markings to 2-3 pages. Minor creasing to last few pages.; Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics; 272 pages; The De Rerum Natura of Lucretius is a sustained and impassioned protest against religious superstition and irrationality. The poem takes the form of a detailed exposition of Epicurean physical theory - an extreme materialism designed to remove and discredit popular fears of the gods, death and an afterlife. Book III is generally accepted to be the finest in the whole poem; Lucretius argues there that the soul is as mortal as the body and shows that human response to the fact of mortality and death can be at once rational, dignified and liberating. Professor Kenney's commentary is the first to give proper critical emphasis to the techniques and intentions of Lucretius' poetry; it can be read with profit by all students of Latin from senior school level upwards.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Very light to book else fine. DJ has minor shelfwear with 1 small tear and light edgewear. DJ is price-clipped.; Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics; 272 pages; The De Rerum Natura of Lucretius is a sustained and impassioned protest against religious superstition and irrationality. The poem takes the form of a detailed exposition of Epicurean physical theory - an extreme materialism designed to remove and discredit popular fears of the gods, death and an afterlife. Book III is generally accepted to be the finest in the whole poem; Lucretius argues there that the soul is as mortal as the body and shows that human response to the fact of mortality and death can be at once rational, dignified and liberating. Professor Kenney's commentary is the first to give proper critical emphasis to the techniques and intentions of Lucretius' poetry; it can be read with profit by all students of Latin from senior school level upwards.…

Condition: New.

Softcover. no owners' marks; as new. viii, 260pp. 2001 reprint of; Fine Languages: Latin primary text, bright, clean corrected 1984 printing.

Softcover. no owners' marks; as new. xxv, 169pp incl. index.; Fine Languages: Latin primary text, bright, clean.

Soft cover. Condition: Good+. Some reading wear. Otherwise a tight, unmarked book. Vocabulary. xlvi, 245 pp.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Softcover. no owners' marks; as new. vi, 222pp.; Fine Language: Latin and English facing-page dual text, commentary. Crisp, bright, clean.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. viii 255pp hardback, grey cloth gilt in wrapper wrapper rubbed with closed tear, ownership signature, (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics).

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. covers and spine faded; one inch tear at top back of spine; corners bumped and rubbed; owner name on blank facing page, together with extensice pencilled numbers on inside cover and facing page; pencil notes on rear blank facing page; good text.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No dust jacket. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. xxx + 120pp text & commentary & index. Edited by Colin Ewan. Discoloured spine & front & back covers; some yellowing of pages; owner's name & date on flyleaf; reference no. on title page verso; otherwise no markings and essentially unused. Bristol Classical Press Series.

Paperback. viii, 260 p. -(Signs of use, a few markings in pencil, but overall in good condition.). ISBN 0521291771.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. A good copy of De Rervm Natvra , in Latin. Red boards with some possible water damage to edges. Gilt titles to spine and front board, and gilt edges to pages. Ex-school copy with stamp to FEP, but no annotations. A tight, bright, and clean copy with no inscriptions. Undated. (13x19cm). Please see photos for condition, and contact us for any more information. …

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. xxxvi + 164pp general introduction, text, commentary & notes. Edited by G. E. Benfield & E. C. Reeves. 1978 reprint. Slightly discoloured spine; the book itself - owner's name & date on flyleaf; reference no. on title page verso; otherwise no markings and essentially unused. Some yellowing of pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. xliv + 234pp text & commentary & index. Edited by J. H. Warburton Lee. Slightly discoloured spine; the book itself - owner's name & date on flyleaf; reference no. on title page verso; some very slight yellowing of page edges; extensive annotations to the text of I, 1-595; shows signs of use. Red Macmillan series. …

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.