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de rerum natura the nature of things a poetic translation
this elegant new translation at last restores the poetry to one of the greatest and most influential poems in the western tradition . de rerum natura is lucretiuss majestic elaboration of greek epicurean physics and psychology in an epic that unfolds over the course of six books . this sumptuous account of a secular cosmos argues that the soul is mortal that pleasure is the object of life and that humanity has free will among other ideas . renowned author translator and poet david r. slavitt has captured lucretiuss elegance as well as his philosophical profundity in this highly readable translation of a poem that is crucial to the history of ancient thought .
hardcover university of california press 2008 isbn13 9780520254251 isbn10 0520254252
abridged n isbn 13 9780520254251 number in series 1 number of pages 301 publisher university of california press release date 62135769600000