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The Nature of Things (Penguin Classics)

By Lucretius, A. E. Stallings (Translator), Richard Jenkyns (Introduction)
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By Lucretius, A. E. Stallings (Translator), Richard Jenkyns (Introduction)
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The acclaimed translation of the classic poem at the heart of Stephen Greenblatt’s The Swerve

“A plague . . . tests us in unique ways. . . . Only if you can face the invisible bullets all around us, and still keep calm, remain rational, and somehow find it possible to take pleasure in life, have you learned the lesson that [The Nature of Things] set out to teach.” —Stephen Greenblatt, The New Yorker

Lucretius' poem On the Nature of Things combines a scientific and philosophical treatise with ...

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