An edition of De rerum natura (1486)

Titus Lucretius Carus, his six books of Epicurean philosophy

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An edition of De rerum natura (1486)

Titus Lucretius Carus, his six books of Epicurean philosophy

The fourth edition
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This is regarded as a seminal text of Epicurean science and philosophy. Epicurians discarded both the idea of immortality and the superstitious worship of wilful gods for a life of serene contentment in the available pleasures of nature. Lucretius (c100-c55BC), in elucidating this belief, steers the reader through an extraordinary breadth of subject matter, ranging from the indestructibility of atoms and the discovery of fire to the folly of romantic love and the phenomena of clouds and rainstorms.

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Cover of: De la nature
De la nature
January 4, 1999, Flammarion, Editions Flammarion
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De la Nature
January 1, 1990, Gallimard
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Microform in English - The fourth edition
Cover of: De la nature
De la nature
1920, Belles Lettres
in French
Cover of: Von der Natur der Dinge
Von der Natur der Dinge
1900, Reclam
in German - New ed.
Cover of: De la nature
De la nature
1893, Klincksieck
in French
Cover of: De la nature
De la nature
1893, Klincksieck
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Cover of: De la nature
De la nature
1876, Hachette
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Von der Natur der Dinge
1831, Göschen
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Lucrèce, De la nature des choses
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In verse

Translated by Thomas Creech

Includes index

Reproduction of original in the University of Illinois Library

Wing L3449C

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms International, 1980. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1063:11)

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Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 1063:11

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[44], 223, 60, [5] p
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223

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