Lucretius - Titus Lucretius Carus

Japanese: ルクレティウス - るくれてぃうす(英語表記)Titus Lucretius Carus
Lucretius - Titus Lucretius Carus

Roman philosophical poet. His only work, De Rerum Natura (On the Nature of Things), 6 volumes, 7,415 lines, is an epic poem that expresses the atomistic materialism of Greek philosopher Epicurus. It is an enlightening work that aims to liberate us from religion and overcome the fear of death through a scientific understanding of nature, and its subjects of elucidation include the principles of the universe, the human soul and mental phenomena, the origins of celestial bodies, living things, humanity and civilization, and natural disasters. As a poem, it is a masterpiece rich in imagination with beautiful metaphorical explanations, and although it is described as somewhat old-fashioned and technical, it is considered a classic of Latin epic poetry on a par with Virgil. Little is known about his life.

[Yoshihide Tanaka February 17, 2015]

[References] | Virgil | Epicurean

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

ローマの哲学的詩人。ただ一つの作品『物の本質について』De Rerum Natura6巻、7415行は、ギリシアの哲学者エピクロスの原子論的唯物論を叙事詩の形式に歌い上げたものである。自然の科学的理解によって、宗教からの解放と死の恐怖の克服を目ざした啓蒙(けいもう)的作品で、その解明の対象は、宇宙の原理、人間の霊魂と精神現象、天体・生物・人類および文明の発生、天変地異などのすべてに及ぶ。詩としては、比喩(ひゆ)的説明の美しい、空想の豊かな傑作であり、やや古風で技巧的と評されてはいるが、ウェルギリウスに並ぶラテン叙事詩の古典とされる。生涯についてはほとんど不明である。

[田中享英 2015年2月17日]

[参照項目] | ウェルギリウス | エピクロス学派

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