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Subject(s)

• Didactic poetry, Latin—Translations into English [Browse]
• Philosophy, Ancient—Poetry [Browse]

Related name

• Melville, Ronald [Browse]

Series

Oxford World's Classics [More in this series]

Summary note

`Therefore this terror and darkness of the mind Not by the sun's rays, nor the bright shafts of day, Must be dispersed, as is most necessary, But by the face of nature and her laws.' Lucretius' poem On the Nature of the Universe combines a scientific and philosophical treatise with some of the greatest poetry ever written. With intense moral fervour Lucretius 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 not by the gods, but by the mechanical laws of nature. By believing this, men can live in peace of mi

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Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references.

Source of description

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Language note

English

Contents

Cover; Copyright Page; Title Page; Contents; Dedication; Preface; Introduction; Bibliography; Synopsis of the Poem; On the Nature of the Universe; Book One; Book Two; Book Three; Book Four; Book Five; Book Six; Explanatory Notes; Footnotes

ISBN

• 0-19-181949-2
• 0-19-162327-X

OCLC

778339577

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