On the Nature of the Universe: Book 1

by Lucretius

Lucretius' On the Nature of the Universe was written around 55BCE, towards the end of the Roman Republic. Lucretius was unusual, though not alone, in his startlingly modern world view which encompassed Epicurean philosophy, a knowledge of physics and a belief that religion was intrinsically evil and an instrument of social control. The translation of Book 1 of his magnum opus is equally modern - Emma Gee plays with the Latin, retaining its linguistic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1908376082
• ISBN13: 9781908376084
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: ARC Publications
• Length: 118 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"