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The Nature of Things (Penguin Classics)

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The seminal Epicurean text, in a brilliant new translation

The Epicureans of ancient Rome discarded the ideas of life after death and of an interventionist God in favor of the tactile pleasures of nature. In The Nature of Things, Lucretius celebrates with wit and sharp perception the extraordinary breadth of the Epicurean belief system, 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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About the Author

Titus Lucretius Carus (died c. 50 bc) was an Epicurean poet writing in the middle years of first century bc.

A. E. Stallings is an award-winning American poet and classicist.

Richard Jenkyns is a professor of classics at Oxford.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780140447965
Author:
Lucretius Carus, Titus
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Translator:
Stallings, A. E.
Introduction by:
Jenkyns, Richard
Introduction:
Jenkyns, Richard
Author:
Jenkyns, Richard
Author:
Lucretius
Author:
Stallings, A. E.
Subject:
Ancient, Classical & Medieval
Subject:
History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical
Subject:
Ancient
Subject:
Philosophy, ancient
Subject:
Didactic poetry, Latin
Subject:
Philosophy : General
Copyright:
2008
Edition Description:
Mass Market
Series:
Penguin Classics
Publication Date:
20080131
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
from 12
Language:
English
Pages:
336
Dimensions:
7.80x5.17x.81 in. .47 lbs.
Age Level:
from 18
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