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Author:

Greenblatt, Stephen, 1943-

Title:

The swerve : how the world became modern / Stephen Greenblatt.

Edition:

1st pbk. ed.

Publisher:

W.W. Norton,

Copyright Date:

2012, c2011

Description:

356 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm.

Subject:

Lucretius Carus, Titus--Influence.
Lucretius Carus, Titus.--De rerum natura.
Renaissance.
Philosophy, Renaissance.
Science, Renaissance.
Civilization, Modern.

Notes:

Reprint. Originally published: 2011. Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-335) and index.

Contents:

The book hunter -- The moment of discovery -- In search of Lucretius -- The teeth of time -- Birth and rebirth -- In the lie factory -- A pit to catch foxes -- The way things are -- The return -- Swerves -- Afterlives.

Summary:

Describes the impact that the translation of "On the Nature of Things" by Roman philosopher Lucretius had on history, inspiring artists, great thinkers, and scientists of the fifteenth century and fueling the beginning of the Renaissance.

ISBN:

0393343405
9780393343403

OCLC:

(OCoLC)810257309

Locations:

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

URAX314 -- Clarke University - Nicholas J. Schrup Library (Dubuque)

EYPC755 -- Kingsley Public Library (Kingsley)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)