An edition of On the Nature of the Universe (1486)

De rerum natura

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An edition of On the Nature of the Universe (1486)

De rerum natura

  • 3.77 ·
  • 13 Ratings
  • 284 Want to read
  • 24 Currently reading
  • 18 Have read

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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Publisher
Bibliopolis
Language
Italian

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Cover of: On the nature of the universe
On the nature of the universe
2008, Oxford University Press
in English
Cover of: De rerum natura
De rerum natura
2002, Bibliopolis
in Italian
Cover of: T. Lucreti Cari De rerum natura libri sex
Cover of: On the nature of the universe
Cover of: On the nature of things
Cover of: Of the nature of things
Of the nature of things
1935, J.M. Dent & Sons, ltd., E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc.
in English
Cover of: Of the nature of things
Of the nature of things: a metrical translation
1916, J. M. Dent & sons, limited, E. P. Dutton & co.
Cover of: De rerum natura libri sex.
Cover of: T. Lucretii Cari De rerum natura libri sex
T. Lucretii Cari De rerum natura libri sex
1828, Sumptibus et Typis B. G. Teubneri
Microform in Latin
Cover of: T. Lucretii Cari De rerum natura libri sex
Cover of: The nature of things
The nature of things: a didactic poem.
1805, Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme
in English

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Table of Contents

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{'level': 0, 'label': '', 'pagenum': '', 'title': 'v. 2. Libro IV'}

Edition Notes

Latin text and Italian translation on facing pages; introduction and notes in Italian.
Includes bibliographical references (v. 1, p. [27]-37).

Published in
Napoli
Series
La scuola di Epicuro., n. 2, 4
Genre
Translations into Italian., Poetry.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
187
Library of Congress
PA6483.I8 F57 2002

The Physical Object

Pagination
v. <1-2> ;

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3743331M
ISBN 10
8870884147
LCCN
2003418601
OCLC/WorldCat
51232938

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