Titus Lucretius Carus

Lucretius' dazzling poetic work, On the Nature of Things, composed during the late Roman Republic, has captivated imaginations for twenty-one centuries. This epic promises to lift the reader above common fears, ambitions, and misery; as well as the terror of living in a universe controlled by little-understood forces. Lucretius uses the framework of Epicurus' teachings to create an ethics based on free will, the value of friendship, and the serenity of intellectual reflection.

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Western literary study flows out of eighteenth-century works by Alexander Pope, Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, Frances Burney, Denis Diderot, Johann Gottfried Herder, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and others. Experience the birth of the modern novel, or compare the development of language using dictionaries and grammar discourses. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryT050377"The book consists of unsold sheets with a cancel title in vol. 1. .. copies are found with the date altered with a pen to 1725" (Gordon). London: printed and sold by T. Warner; and J. Walthoe, jun., 1722. 2v.( 74],822, 34]p.), plate; 8

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Western literary study flows out of eighteenth-century works by Alexander Pope, Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, Frances Burney, Denis Diderot, Johann Gottfried Herder, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and others. Experience the birth of the modern novel, or compare the development of language using dictionaries and grammar discourses. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++Huntington LibraryN046165Parallel English and Latin text. "Lowndes attributes the translation to John Nott" (Gordon). With a half-title and a final errata leaf. London: printed by J. Davis, for R. Faulder, 1799. xi, 1],129, 3]p.; 8

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. The Age of Enlightenment profoundly enriched religious and philosophical understanding and continues to influence present-day thinking. Works collected here include masterpieces by David Hume, Immanuel Kant, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as well as religious sermons and moral debates on the issues of the day, such as the slave trade. The Age of Reason saw conflict between Protestantism and Catholicism transformed into one between faith and logic -- a debate that continues in the twenty-first century.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++Harvard University Houghton LibraryN013695Text continuous despite pagination. London: printed for George Sawbridge, 1712. 44],223, 1],56,55-60, 6]p.; 8

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. The Age of Enlightenment profoundly enriched religious and philosophical understanding and continues to influence present-day thinking. Works collected here include masterpieces by David Hume, Immanuel Kant, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as well as religious sermons and moral debates on the issues of the day, such as the slave trade. The Age of Reason saw conflict between Protestantism and Catholicism transformed into one between faith and logic -- a debate that continues in the twenty-first century.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryT049792Titlepage in black and red. With an index. Londini: e typograph o Mari Matthews. Sumptibus T. Child; B. Tooke; H. Clements; W. Churchill; F. Gyles, & J. Browne, 1717. 16, 2],367, 95]p.; 8

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Western literary study flows out of eighteenth-century works by Alexander Pope, Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, Frances Burney, Denis Diderot, Johann Gottfried Herder, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and others. Experience the birth of the modern novel, or compare the development of language using dictionaries and grammar discourses. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryT031772The imprint is false; possibly printed in Venice. Titlepages are engraved. Londra i.e. Venice?], 1761. 2v., plate: port.; 12

On the nature of things - A philosophical poem in six books is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1880. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Selections from Lucretius - Being a Golden Treasury of his Poem 'De rerum natura' is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1889. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

An edition of Lucretius' De Rerum Natura in Latin, in which the verses do not have line numbers. The idea behind removing the numbers is to make the reading experience less artificial and thus more enjoyable. There is no critical apparatus or introduction, just the text of the Roman poem, printed in a highly readable font. This is not a reprint but rather a new setting of the text. Une dition du De natura rerum de Lucr ce en latin, dans laquelle les vers ne sont pas num rot s. L'objet de cet enl vement est de rendre l'exp rience du lecteur moins artificiel et par cons quent plus agr able. Il n'y a pas d'appart critique ni d'introduction, mais tout simplement le texte du po me romain, imprim en caract res hautement lisibles. Ce n'est pas une r impression mais plut t un nouveau r glage du texte. Eine Ausgabe des De rerum natura von Lukrez in Latein, in der die Verse keine Zeilennummern haben. Die Idee hinter diesem Entfernen der Zahlen ist, die Leseerfahrung weniger unnat rlich und deswegen angenehmer zu machen. Es gibt keinen textkritische Apparat oder Einf hrung, nur der Text des r mischen Gedichts, gedruckt in einer sehr lesbaren Schriftart. Das ist kein Nachdruck, sondern eine neue Einstellung des Textes. Un'edizione del De rerum natura di Lucrezio in latino, in cui i versi non sono numerati. Lo scopo di questo sequestro quello di rendere l'esperienza del lettore meno artificiale e quindi pi piacevole. Non vi alcun apparato critico o introduzione, solo il testo della poesia romana, stampato in un carattere altamente leggibile. Questa non una ristampa ma piuttosto una nuova impostazione del testo. Una edici n del De rerum natura de Lucrecio en lat n, en el que los versos no est n numeradas. El prop sito de esta supresi n es hacer la experiencia del lector menos artificial y por lo tanto m s agradable. No hay ning n aparato cr tico o introducci n, s lo el texto del poema romano, impreso en un tipo de letra muy legible. Esto no es una reimpresi n sino un nuevo ajuste del texto.

Titus Lucretius Carus (circa 99 BC - 55 BC) was a Roman poet and philosopher. His only known work is the epic philosophical poem "De rerum natura" about the beliefs of Epicureanism, and which is translated into English as On the Nature of Things or "On the Nature of the Universe". Virtually nothing is known about the life of Lucretius. Jerome tells how he was driven mad by a love potion and wrote his poetry between fits of insanity, eventually committing suicide in middle age; but modern scholarship suggests this account was likely an invention. The De rerum natura was a considerable influence on the Augustan poets, particularly Virgil and Horace. It virtually disappeared during the Middle Ages, but was rediscovered in a monastery in Germany in 1417, by Poggio Bracciolini, and played an important role both in the development of atomism (Lucretius was an important influence on Pierre Gassendi).

The Nature of ThingsBy Titus Lucretius Carus