- Latin Didactic poetry, Ancient Philosophy, Poetry, Translations into English
This is regarded as a seminal text of Epicurean science and philosophy. Epicurians discarded both the idea of immortality and the superstitious worship of wilful gods for a life of serene contentment in the available pleasures of nature.
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Epic, earnest, cool and prestige.
- intimateepic
- earnestironic
- cooloverwhelming
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemplativerelentless
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About the book
- Author
- Titus Lucretius Carus
- First published
- 1962
- Pages
- 289
- Publisher
- Bobbs-Merrill, J. Allyn, Barnes & Noble, Incorporated
- Editions
- 537
- Language
- German, lat, Italian, French
- ISBN
- 9783110959512
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“Mother of Romans, delight of gods and men,”
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