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On the nature of things

Title
On the nature of things [electronic resource] / Lucretius ; with an English translation by W.H.D. Rouse.
Author
Lucretius Carus, Titus.
Publication
Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 2014.

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Additional Authors
  • Rouse, W. H. D. (William Henry Denham), 1863-1950.
  • Smith, Martin Ferguson.
Description
1 online resource.
Summary
Lucretius lived ca. 99-ca. 55 BCE, but the details of his career are unknown. In his didactic poem De Rerum Natura (On the Nature of Things) he expounds Epicurean philosophy so as to dispel fear of the gods and death, and promote spiritual tranquility.
Series Statement
Loeb Classical Library 181
Uniform Title
  • De rerum natura. English & Latin (Online)
  • Loeb Classical Library 181.
Alternative Title
De rerum natura.
Subject
  • Didactic poetry, Latin > Translations into English
  • Philosophy, Ancient
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliography and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
System Details (note)
  • Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Language (note)
  • Text in Latin with English translation on facing pages.
Source of Description (note)
  • Description based on print version record.
OCLC
ssj0001418302
Author
Lucretius Carus, Titus.
Title
On the nature of things [electronic resource] / Lucretius ; with an English translation by W.H.D. Rouse.
Imprint
Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 2014.
Edition
New ed. / revised by Martin F. Smith.
Series
Loeb Classical Library 181
Loeb Classical Library 181.
Bibliography
Includes bibliography and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
System Details
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Language
Text in Latin with English translation on facing pages.
Note
Description based on print version record.
Connect to:
Available onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Rouse, W. H. D. (William Henry Denham), 1863-1950.
Smith, Martin Ferguson.
Other Form:
Print version: Lucretius Carus, Titus. On the nature of things. New ed. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1924 9780674992009
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