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The swerve : how the world became modern Cover Image Book

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

Greenblatt, Stephen, 1943- (Author).

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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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780393343403
  • ISBN: 0393343405
  • Physical Description: 356 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
  • Edition: [First paperback edition].
  • Publisher: New York ; W.W. Norton, 2012.

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General Note:
Reprint. Originally published: 2011.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-335) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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.

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

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