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Lucretius: The Way Things Are

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About this title: ..". [captures] the relentless urgency of Lucretius' didacticism, his passionate conviction and proselytizing fervour.' -- The Classical Review

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The Way Things Are: the De Rerum Natura

by Lucretius, Rolfe (Translator) Humphries

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Lucretius: The Way Things Are

by Lucretius Carus, Titus, and The De Rerum Natura of Titus Lucretius Carus, and Humphries, Rolfe (Translated by)

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The Way Things Are: the De Rerum Natura of Titus Lucretius Carus

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The Way Things Are: the De Rerum Natura

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The Way Things Are: the De Rerum Natura of Titus Lucretius Carus

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Lucretius the Way Things Are: the De Rerum Natura

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Lucretius: the Way Things Are

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The Way Things Are: the De Rerum Natura of Titus Lucretius Carus

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Lucretius the Way Things Are: the De Rerum Natura

by Humphries, Rolfe

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Lucretius: The Way Things Are

by Lucretius Carus, Titus, and The De Rerum Natura of Titus Lucretius Carus, and Humphries, Rolfe (Translated by)

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goodreads rating 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Oct 26, 2009
By Eric, Fairfax, VA

"I love this ancient tome! as much as it's obviously dated, Luc's observations and discourse on friendship ring true for today."

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Oct 26, 2009
By Charles, Raleigh, NC

"I read this in Dr. C. Wayne Tucker's Roman Literature in Translation course my sophomore year of Hampden-Sydney."

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Oct 12, 2009
By Lindsey, The United States

"I don't even believe in the content, but it is so gorgeously delivered that I could hardly give it less than three stars."

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Sep 27, 2009
By James, Chicago, IL

"The philosophy of Epicurus is seldom presented any better than in the classic poem, De Rerum Natura (On the Nature of Things) by Lucretius. We know little about Lucretius life other than he lived during the turbulent era of the Roman Empire that saw the rise of Sulla and Pompey and, ultimately, Julius Caesar. On the Nature of Things was his poetic plea to the Roman elite that they change course. Thankfully we can still enjoy the vision of the good life as presented in this beautiful poem. The basics of Lucretius' philosophy include acknowledging pleasure (or the absence of pain) as the highest good, basing ethics on the evidence of the senses, and extolling plain living and high thinking. He also is a committed atheist, denouncing the gods in Book I of the poem, and advocating free will in Book II. This lucid translation by Anthony M. Esolen reminds me why Lucretius is still worth reading."

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