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1	On the nature of the universe more books like this by Titus Lucretius Carus add to wishlist 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 he 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 by the mechanical laws of nature and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.49! \| first editions \| SVS
2	On the nature of things more books like this by Titus Lucretius Carus add to wishlist Lucretius (Titus Lucretius Carus) lived ca. 99-ca. 55 BCE, but the details of his career are unknown. He is the author of the great didactic poem in hexameters, "De Rerum Natura" ("On the Nature of Things"). In six books compounded of solid reasoning, brilliant imagination, and noble poetry, he expounds the scientific theories of the Greek ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Nature of Things more books like this by Frank O Copley (Translator), Titus Lucretius Carus add to wishlist Based on the tenets of Epicurean philosophy, The Nature of Things sets forth a world view anticipating our own. All that exists is composed of atoms that united to form matter and dissipate with time. Even the soul is made up of atoms; however, there is no place in the Epicurean universe for the Roman gods, whose existence Lucretius refutes. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.95! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Lucretius: The Way Things Are more books like this by Titus Lucretius Carus, Rolfe Humphries (Translator), B Feldman (Designer) add to wishlist ..". [captures] the relentless urgency of Lucretius' didacticism, his passionate conviction and proselytizing fervour.' -- The Classical Review see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.36! \| SVS
5	On the Nature of Things more books like this by John Selby Watson (Translator), Titus Lucretius Carus add to wishlist With the passion of a true poet, Titus Lucretius Carus (ca. 99-55 B.C.E.) expounds the most coherent and eloquent system of materialism surviving from the ancient world. Developing the atomic theory of his master, Epicurus, Lucretius discusses the motion of atoms, natural phenomena, sensation, free will, and the soul's relation to the body. Most ... see all copies from $3.25! new only from $3.25!
6	De Rerum Natura more books like this by Titus Lucretius Carus add to wishlist The De Rerum Natura of Lucretius is a sustained and impassioned protest against religious superstition and irrationality. The poem takes the form of a detailed exposition of Epicurean physical theory - an extreme materialism designed to remove and discredit popular fears of the gods, death and an afterlife. Book III is generally accepted to be the ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $37.29! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	On the Nature of Things: de Rerum Natura more books like this by Professor Anthony M Esolen (Translator), Titus Lucretius Carus, Lucretius add to wishlist Titus Lucretius Carus was probably born in the early first century B.C., and he died in the year 55. Writing in the waning days of the Roman Republic - as Rome's politics grew individualistic and treacherous, its high-life wanton, its piety introspective and morbid - Lucretius sets forth a rational and materialistic view of the world which offers ... see all copies from $2.49! new only from $26.59! \| SVS
8	The Nature of Things more books like this by Titus Lucretius Carus add to wishlist Lucretius' poem "On the Nature of Things" combines a scientific and philosophical treatise with some of the greatest poetry ever written. With intense moral fervour he 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 by the mechanical laws of nature and not by ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.16! \| SVS
9	de Rerum Natura: 3 Volumes by Titus Lucretius Carus, Cyril Bailey (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $20.00! new only from $139.98! \| first editions
10	de Rerum Natura by William E Leonard (Editor), Titus Lucretius Carus, Willliam Ellery Leonard add to wishlist see all copies from $10.00! new only from $70.64! \| first editions
11	De Rerum Natura: The Nature of Things: A Poetic Translation more books like this by Lucretius, Mr. David R Slavitt (Translator) add to wishlist 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 Lucretius' 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 ... see all copies from $14.62! new only from $14.62! \| SVS
12 view cover	de Rerum Natura V more books like this by Titus Lucretius Carus, Lucretius, C D N Costa (Commentaries by) add to wishlist see all copies from $10.00! new only from $30.13! \| SVS
13 view cover	Lucretius: de Rerum Natura Book 3 more books like this by Titus Lucretius Carus, Lucretius, Edwin J Kenney (Editor) add to wishlist The De Rerum Natura of Lucretius is a sustained and impassioned protest against religious superstition and irrationality. The poem takes the form of a detailed exposition of Epicurean physical theory - an extreme materialism designed to remove and discredit popular fears of the gods, death and an afterlife. Book III is generally accepted to be the ... see all copies from $6.95! new only from $21.44! \| SVS
14	On Nature by Titus Lucretius Carus, Russel M. Geer (Translator) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
15 view cover	Selections from de Rerum Natura more books like this by Bonnie Catto, Titus Lucretius Carus add to wishlist -- 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 ... see all copies from $32.00! new only from $57.64!
16 view cover	On the Nature of Things: de Rerum Natura more books like this by Titus Lucretius Carus, Titus Lucretius Carus, Professor Anthony M Esolen (Editor) add to wishlist Titus Lucretius Carus was probably born in the early first century B.C., and died in the year 55. Little is known of his life, although two tantalizing bits of gossip were passed on by St. Jerome: that he was poisoned by a madness-inducing aphrodisiac given him by his wife, and that his great poem On the Nature of Things was posthumously edited ... see all copies from $4.00! new only from $19.95! \| first editions
17 view cover	Of the Nature of Things by Lucretius add to wishlist T. LUCRETIUS CARUS OF THE NATURE OF THINGS - 1916 - PREFACE THE Latin text is that of Carlo Guissani Torino, 1896-8. The Latinist should find no difficulty, how- ever, in comparing the English with the Latin text of other editors, as Munro, Bailey, and Merrill even though the Italian scholar modifies the familiar sequence of some paragraphs and ... see all copies from $2.00! new only from $9.76! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18	On the Nature of the Universe more books like this by James H Mantinband (Translator), Titus Lucretius Carus add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! SVS
19 view cover	Lucretius on the nature of things more books like this by Titus Lucretius Carus, Cyril Bailey add to wishlist 1926. Lucretius was a Roman poet and the author of the philosophical epic De Rerum Natura (On the Nature of the Universe), a comprehensive exposition of the Epicurean world-view. His poetry is knit into a whole and vivified through all its parts by the fearless desire for truth, the consciousness of a great purpose, and a deep reverence for nature ... see all copies from $4.90! new only from $9.98! \| first editions \| SVS
20	The way things are [by] Lucretius : the 'De rerum natura' of Titus Lucretius Carus more books like this by Titus Lucretius Carus, Rolfe Humphries add to wishlist see all copies from $4.00!
21	Lucy Hutchinson's Translation of Lucretius: de Rerum Natura more books like this by Hugh de Quehen (Editor), Titus Lucretius Carus add to wishlist A thoughtful look at Lucretius and his first female translator. see all copies from $89.99!
22 view cover	Lucretius: de Rerum Natura III more books like this by P Michael Brown (Translator) add to wishlist Lucretius' poem, for which Epicurean philosophy provided the inspiration, attempts to explain the nature of the universe and its processes with the object of freeing mankind from religious fears. The third book not only seeks to demonstrate that, since the soul is mortal, there can be no after-life, but also aims to reconcile the reader to the ... see all copies from $36.40! new only from $36.40!
23	Lucretius: de Rerum Natura VI more books like this by Titus Lucretius Carus, J Godwin (Editor) add to wishlist The purpose of this edition is to demonstrate the quality and interest of book VI: the intellectual curiosity of the analyst of earthquakes, volcanoes and marvellous phenomena, the rhetorical and philosophical powers of a thinker who wants to make his interpretation of Epicureanism both cogent and vivid, the deep humane compassion of the ... see all copies from $19.47! new only from $19.47!
24	T. Lucretius Carus De Rerum Natura Buch III by Titus Lucretius Carus add to wishlist see all copies from $23.99! new only from $23.99!
25 view cover	Lucy Hutchinson's translation of Lucretius, De rerum natura more books like this by Titus Lucretius Carus, Lucy Hutchinson, Hugh De Quehen add to wishlist This text combines a commentary on Hutchinson's translation with an introduction which includes new information about her life and writings, and a discussion of the "De rerum natura" and its impact on the 17th century. see all copies from $86.02! new only from $86.02!

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