On the Nature of the Universe by Lucretius

On the Nature of the Universe

Lucretius

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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 scient...

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Moods

challenging 90%
reflective 81%
informative 54%
inspiring 36%
dark 18%
adventurous 9%
emotional 9%
funny 9%
hopeful 9%
mysterious 9%

Pace

slow 66%
medium 25%
fast 8%

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