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A philosophical poem, in six books kindle edition by titus lucretius carus. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Pdf the nature of things penguin classics download ebook. Lost for more than a thousand years, its return to circulation in 1417 reintroduced dangerous ideas about the nature and meaning of existence. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Good press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. On the nature of things is a firstcentury bc didactic poem by the roman. Reissued to accompany stephen greenblatts the swerve. Bede fashioned himself as a teacher to his people and his age, and these two short works show him selecting, editing, and clarifying a mass of difficult and sometimes dangerous material. On the nature of things by titus lucretius carus translated by william ellery leonard. Derived from the philosophical materialism of the greeks, lucretius work remains the primary source for contemporary knowledge of epicurean thought. Readers will share our excitement in the discovery of this accurate and fluent prose rendering. Star after star from heavens high arch shall rush, suns sink on suns, and systems systems.

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