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A poem that demonstrates to humanity that in death there is nothing to fear since the soul is mortal, and the world and everything in it is governed b

The best available guide to appreciating the literary art of this book expounding the implications of Epicurus' dictum that death does not matter. Com

This is a verse translation of Lucretius' only known work, "On the Nature of the Universe", a didactic poem in six books of hexameters. Melville's par

Very little is known about the Roman poet and philosopher Titus Lucretius Carus. His birth and death dates are based off of cross-referencing works th

"Nothing can be produced from nothing" Lucretius was the first writer known to introduce Roman readers to Epicurean philosophy. De Rerum Natura,

This ed. of this translation originally published: 1997.

Presents a readable translation of a poem that is crucial to the history of ancient thought. This title offers an elaboration of Greek Epicurean physi

Martin Ferguson Smith's work on Lucretius is both well known and highly regarded. However, his 1969 translation of De Rerum Natura --long out of print

De Romeinse dichter LUCRETIUS (99-55 vC), die zo hartstochtelijk het voortleven na de dood ontkende, leeft nog steeds voort door zijn geesteskind: het

Reissued to accompany Stephen Greenblatt's The Swerve: the epic poem that changed the course of human thought forever.

Originally published in 1937, this book contains an English translation of Lucretius' De rerum natura by R. C. Trevelyan. The text is accompanied by c

Martin Ferguson Smith's work on Lucretius is both well known and highly regarded. However, his 1969 translation of De Rerum Natura --long out of print

"-Kenneth J. Reckford, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Vertaling: Marguerite Prakke Ruim tweeduizend jaar geleden schreef Titus Lucretius Carus het leerdicht De Rerum Natura, Over de Natuur van de Dinge