The Nature of Things by Lucretius

The Nature of Things

Lucretius with Frank O. Copley (Translator)

208 pages first pub -55 (editions)

nonfiction classics philosophy poetry informative reflective slow-paced

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This great poem stands with Virgil's Aeneid as one of the vital and enduring achievements of Latin literature. Lost for more than a thousand years, its return to circulation in 1417 reintroduced dangerous ideas about the nature and meaning of exis...

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informative 87%
reflective 62%
challenging 37%
inspiring 25%
hopeful 12%

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medium 25%

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