Synopses & Reviews
-- A brief biography of Lucretius
-- History of materialist theory of the universe
-- Detailed discussion of Lucretian originality and style
-- Section on meter
-- Bibliography
The text includes 53 passages (1291 lines total) spanning the entire epic. Each section features a short introduction, discussion questions, vocabulary and extensive line-by-line notes on facing pages, and a wide variety of illustrative quotations from ancient as well as modern authors. Comprehensive vocabulary list at the back of the book.