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1 online resource (240 pages) |
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text file rdaft |
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EPUB |
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Barnes & Noble Digital Library
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Access limited to subscribing institutions. |
| Summary |
This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading. Lucretius' dazzling poetic work, On the Nature of Things, composed during the late Roman Republic, has captivated imaginations for twenty-one centuries. This epic promises to lift the reader above common fears, ambitions, and misery; as well as the terror of living in a universe controlled by little-understood forces. Lucretius uses the framework of Epicurus' teachings to create an ethics based on free will, the value of friendship, and the serenity of intellectual reflection. It was Lucretius' hope that On the Nature of Things would provide an antidote to the politically insecure environment of the late Republic, and perhaps for all time to come. We can read this magnificent poem to learn how to view the world without illusions and contemplate the workings of nature with a clear, untroubled mind. |
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Publisher metadata. |
| Subject |
Didactic poetry, Latin -- Translations into English.
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Philosophy, Ancient -- Poetry.
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PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Copley, Frank O. (Frank Olin), 1907-1993.
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| Added Title |
De rerum natura. English
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| ISBN |
9781411466289 (epub) |
| Standard No. |
9781411466289 |
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