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On the nature of the universe

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An edition of De rerum natura (1486)

On the nature of the universe

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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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Latin Didactic poetry, Ancient Philosophy, Poetry, Translations into English, Translations into Italian, Philosophy, Early works to 1800, Translations into Spanish, Translations into French, Criticism and interpretation, Nature, Microbiology, Classical literature, Physics, History, Atomic theory, Philosophy of nature, Latin poetry, Greek literature, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Kommentar, Didactic poetry, Latin, Eggs, Eggs as food, Latin language materials, Philosophy, Ancient, Science, Biology, Philosophie ancienne, Traductions anglaises, Poésie didactique latine, Didactic poetry, Lucretius carus, titus, Poetry (poetic works by one author), Poetry, collections, Latin poetry, translations into english, Classical literature, translations into english, Traslations into English, Nature (aesthetics), Cosmology, Anthologies, Traductions italiennes, Poésie, Philosophy, ancient--poetry, Physics--philosophy, Physics--philosophy--poetry, Pa6482 .a61 1984, Roman law, great_books_of_the_western_world, great_books, Classical philology, English poetry, Translations from Latin, English literature, Translations from classical languages
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Titus Lucretius Carus, Denys Lambin (1520 or 21-1572), Tannegui Lefebvre (1615-1672), Thomas Creech (1659-1700), Hubert van Giffen (ca. 1533-1604), Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay Baron (1800-1859), Hugh Andrew Johnstone Munro (1819-1885,), Epicurus

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This ed. of this translation originally published: 1997.

Includes bibliographical references.

Translated from the Latin.

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Oxford world's classics
Genre
Translations into English, Poetry

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187
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PA6483.E5 M45 2008, PA6482

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xxxviii, 275 p. ;
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275

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319247378
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