On the Nature of the Universe (Classics S.)
On the Nature of the Universe (Classics S.)
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This is a new verse translation of Lucretius's only known work, a didactic poem written in six books of hexameters. Melville's particularly literal translation of the use of metaphor is especially helpful to those looking at the text from a scientific or philosophical point of view.
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Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Latin
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edition.
On the Nature of the Universe (Classics S.),Lucretius,Viking Pr,0140440186,General,Literature: Classics,Philosophy,Other prose: classical, early & medieval
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