A Roman poet and philosopher of the first century, Lucretius sought to dispel what he considered the chief cause of unhappiness: fear of death and fear of the wrath of the gods. His great didactic poem in six parts, "De Rerum Natura" (On the Nature of Things), theorizes that natural causes are the forces behind earthly phenomena and dismisses the concept of divine intervention. Derived from the philosophical materialism of the Greeks, Lucretius' work remains the primary source for contemporary knowledge of Epicurean thought ...
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A Roman poet and philosopher of the first century, Lucretius sought to dispel what he considered the chief cause of unhappiness: fear of death and fear of the wrath of the gods. His great didactic poem in six parts, "De Rerum Natura" (On the Nature of Things), theorizes that natural causes are the forces behind earthly phenomena and dismisses the concept of divine intervention. Derived from the philosophical materialism of the Greeks, Lucretius' work remains the primary source for contemporary knowledge of Epicurean thought. A staple of introductory philosophy courses, this volume is also a masterpiece of Latin verse. Translation by W. E. Leonard.
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Add this copy of On the Nature of Things to cart. $4.31, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2005 by Barnes & Noble.
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A glorious and fascinating book, Loeb Classical Library -- both Latin text and English on facing pages. A good, though prose, translation with very helpful introductory material. This particular copy was in as-new condition at a great price. It was well packaged and shipped out very quickly.
I guess it would have beenm better had it been free, but barring that it's perfect!
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msjrn8
Oct 23, 2013
Bought to compare with another translation
Other is a bit easier going: would not have bought either, if it were not for my reading of The Swerve by S. Greenblatt.
