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???? The great Epicurean poem analyzed in its structure and content: a schematic summary of the six books it is composed of (physics, ethics, anthropology) and some of its most significant sections. #literature #latinliterature #classical high school #study #school #students #letters #video lessons #classics #culture #philosophy #philosophy #high school #epicurus #lucretius #latin For everything related to Epicurean philosophy, the subject of the poem, I refer you instead to this video: • Latin Literature 23: Epicureanism ... ✅???????? Thanks for subscribing to @HerrQuattrone , you will help me create new videos! ———————————————————— Video content ⤵️ 00:00 Characteristics of the poem: temporal setting, title, purpose, literary genre 04:34 The three dyads 06:10 Book one (prologue, hymn to Venus, the atoms) 08:24 Book two (praise of philosophy, the transience of the world) 10:45 Book three (the passions, religion, the mortality of the soul) 13:00 The last three books ———————————————————— ⚠️ ▶️ Also consult the dedicated playlist for other videos on Lucretius: • Latin literature: the age of Caesar. ... —————————————————————— ???? Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello, Partita in C major. for lute This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.