Lucretius
Titus Lucretius Carus, 97?–54 b.c., Roman poet and philosopher.
Other words from Lucretius
- Lu·cre·tian, adjective
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In didactic poetry Lucretius was pre-eminent, and is regarded by Schlegel as the first of Roman poets in native genius.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John LordEven in Lucretius, he said, what was poetry was not philosophy, and what was philosophy was not poetry.
The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) | Leslie StephenLucretius is scabrous and rough in these; he seeks them: as some do Chaucerisms with us, which were better expunged and banished.
Discoveries Made Upon Men and Matter | Ben JonsonAnd hence we find the same sort of clumsiness in the Timaeus of Plato which characterizes the philosophical poem of Lucretius.
Timaeus | PlatoGilbert Wakefield, second wrangler in 1776, published an edition of Lucretius, and was a man of great ability and energy.
The English Utilitarians, Volume I. | Leslie Stephen
British Dictionary definitions for Lucretius
/ (luːˈkriːʃɪəs) /
full name Titus Lucretius Carus. ?96–55 bc, Roman poet and philosopher. In his didactic poem De rerum natura, he expounds Epicurus' atomist theory of the universe
Derived forms of Lucretius
- Lucretian, adjective
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