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T. Lucreti Cari De Rerum Natura Libri Sex Karl Lachmann

T. Lucreti Cari De Rerum Natura Libri Sex By Karl Lachmann

T. Lucreti Cari De Rerum Natura Libri Sex by Karl Lachmann


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Lucretius' poem On the Nature of Things is one of the great examples of Latin literature and Karl Lachmann's edition of the work from 1850 can be considered the beginning of modern textual criticism. Lachmann demonstrates how the three main manuscripts all derive from one archetype by creating a stemma.

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T. Lucreti Cari De Rerum Natura Libri Sex by Karl Lachmann

Lucretius' didactic poem On the Nature of Things is one of the great works of Latin literature, and Lachmann's edition of the work from 1850 is often considered the beginning of modern textual criticism. The poem is divided into six books and leans heavily on Epicurean philosophy. All that exists in the world, even the soul, is composed of atoms that unite and dissipate with time; Lucretius does not believe in an afterlife or in any of the Roman gods. Lachmann defines the editorial principle that agreement in error implies identity of origin, and on this basis he creates a stemma for the manuscripts of Lucretius, and demonstrates how the three main manuscripts all derive from one archetype. His commentary is divided into two parts: the recensio (creation of a family tree for the manuscripts of the work) and a lengthy emendatio (correction of the errors in the text).

Table of Contents

Liber I-VI; De Rerum Natura Libros Commentarius.

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NLS9781108014991
9781108014991
1108014992
T. Lucreti Cari De Rerum Natura Libri Sex by Karl Lachmann
New
Paperback
Cambridge University Press
2010-06-10
696
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