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An epic poem written in Latin as De rerum natura by Lucretius which
explores the materialist philosophy of the Greek philosopher
Epicurus. Lucretius divided his argument into six books. Books I
and II establish the main principles of the atomic universe. Book
III demonstrates the atomic structure and mortality of the soul and
ends with a triumphant sermon on the theme "Death is nothing to
us." Book IV describes the mechanics of sense perception, thought,
and certain bodily functions and condemns sexual passion. Book V
describes the creation and working of the world and the celestial
bodies and the evolution of life and human society. Book VI
explains remarkable phenomena of the earth and sky, in particular,
thunder and lightning. Using poetic language and metaphor, the
Lucretius describes a world ruled by physical principles, rather
than the divine will. Called the "the most complete analysis of the
atomic composition of matter prior to twentieth-century nuclear
physics."
This edition, first published by BCP in 1984, is designed - with
its extensive annotation and vocabulary - to provide all the help
required by the comparative beginner in Latin who is coming to
Lucretius for the first time. At the same time the Introduction and
Commentary are full enough to incorporate material of interest to
the Lucretian specialist. The first book of Lucretius claims
attention not only on the strength of the famous introduction to
the whole poem but because its treatment of atoms and void provides
the fundamental basis on which the remaining books depend. The
edition balances understanding of the philosophical subject matter
with appreciation of the poetry.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
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