An edition of De rerum natura (1486)

De rerum natura

[3rd ed. rev.].
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An edition of De rerum natura (1486)

De rerum natura

[3rd ed. rev.].
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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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Language
Latin
Pages
537

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Cover of: De la nature
De la nature
January 4, 1999, Flammarion, Editions Flammarion
Paperback in French
Cover of: De la Nature
De la Nature
January 1, 1990, Gallimard
Mass Market Paperback
Cover of: De rerum natura
De rerum natura
1966, Harvard University Press
in Latin - [3rd ed. rev.].
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
in French
Cover of: De la nature
De la nature
1876, Hachette
Cover of: Von der Natur der Dinge
Von der Natur der Dinge
1831, Göschen
in German - 2. .. Aufl.
Cover of: Lucrèce, De la nature des choses
Lucrèce, De la nature des choses
1823, Dondey-Dupré père
Cover of: De la Nature
De la Nature
Publish date unknown, Garnier Flammarion
Mass Market Paperback in French

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Edition Notes

At head of title: Lucretius.

Latin and English on opposite pages.

"Third edition (revised) 1937. Reprinted ... 1966."

Published in
Cambridge, MA
Series
Loeb classical library. Latin authors, Loeb classical library -- 181.

Classifications

Library of Congress
PA6156 .L8 1966

The Physical Object

Pagination
xix, 537, [1] pages
Number of pages
537

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL28402550M
Internet Archive
dererumnatura0000lucr_g3u3
LCCN
25001961
OCLC/WorldCat
874321218

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