Among the Ancients: Lucretius
<p>In their eighth episode of <em>Among the Ancients</em>, Emily and Tom look at a contemporary of Catullus, Lucretius, and the only poem we have from him, <em>De rerum natura</em> (<em>The Nature of Things</em>), which sets out ideas about how to live one’s life based on the Epicurean philosophical tradition, embracing friends, gardens, materialism and moderation.</p><p>Non-subscribers can only hear extracts from most of the episodes in this series. To listen in full, and to all our other Close Readings series, subscribe:</p><p>Directly in Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://lrb.me/ataapple" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://apple.co/3pJoFPq</a></p><p>In other podcast apps: <a href="https://lrb.me/atasignuppod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lrb.me/closereadings</a></p><p>Further reading in the <em>LRB</em>:</p><p>Richard Jenkyns: Coaxing and Seducing</p><p><a href="https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v20/n17/richard-jenkyns/coaxing-and-seducing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v20/n17/richard-jenkyns/coaxing-and-seducing</a></p><p>Emily Wilson is Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Pennsylvania and Thomas Jones is an editor at the <em>London Review of Books</em>.</p><br><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Show Notes
In their eighth episode of Among the Ancients, Emily and Tom look at a contemporary of Catullus, Lucretius, and the only poem we have from him, De rerum natura (The Nature of Things), which sets out ideas about how to live one’s life based on the Epicurean philosophical tradition, embracing friends, gardens, materialism and moderation.
Non-subscribers can only hear extracts from most of the episodes in this series. To listen in full, and to all our other Close Readings series, subscribe:
Directly in Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3pJoFPq
In other podcast apps: lrb.me/closereadings
Further reading in the LRB:
Richard Jenkyns: Coaxing and Seducing
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v20/n17/richard-jenkyns/coaxing-and-seducing
Emily Wilson is Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Pennsylvania and Thomas Jones is an editor at the London Review of Books.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.