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On the Nature of Things, Translated by Martin Ferguson Smith (Hackett Classics Series)

Lucretius; Translator; Martin Ferguson Smith; Editor-Martin Ferguson Smith

Published by Hackett Pub Co, 2001
ISBN 10: 0872205878 / ISBN 13: 9780872205871
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Martin Ferguson Smith's work on Lucretius is both well known and highly regarded. However, his 1969 translation of De Rerum Natura--long out of print--is virtually unknown. Readers will share our excitement in the discovery of this accurate and fluent prose rendering. For this edition, Professor Smith provides a revised translation, new Introduction, headnotes and bibliography.

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Martin Ferguson Smith is Prof. of Classics Emeritus, Univ. of Durham, United Kingdom. Among his scholarly achievements are his revisions of the Rouse translation of De Rerum Natura for the Loeb Classical Library.

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Title: On the Nature of Things, Translated by ...
Publisher: Hackett Pub Co
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Used: Good