'The Swerve': When an Ancient Text Reaches Out & Touches Us

'The Swerve': When an Ancient Text Reaches Out and Touches Us More

In his new book, "The Swerve: How the World Became Modern," author Stephen Greenblatt unearths the tale of a book collector whose discovery of poet Lucretius' "On the Nature of Things" helped change the direction of human thought. Jeffrey Brown and Greenblatt discuss the book and its many cross-generational messages.

AIR DATE 5/25/12