Hans Gerwitz's review of The Swerve: How the World Became Modern

Hans Gerwitz reviewed The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt

Stephen Greenblatt: The Swerve: How the World Became Modern (2011)

One of the world's most celebrated scholars, Stephen Greenblatt has crafted both an innovative work …

Review of 'The Swerve: How the World Became Modern' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

A fun little history book, but the subtitle is misleading. This is primarily about Lucretius's poem (as an artifact, not a surrey of the contents), secondarily about the suppression and reemergence of Epicurean philosophy, and not really about the downstream influences.

Still a good read.