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A review by hagbard_celine
On the Nature of Things by Lucretius
5.0
Incredible. An excellent translation, with a charming introduction and footnotes.
I read "The Swerve" ages ago, and boy, I can see why this poem gave the Renaissance a boost.
Book 3's discussion of death and dying was my favorite. The bits where Lucretius gives Nature a voice, and where he narrates your own self-directed chastening, were a delight.
I remain basically unhappy about death though. Bummer.
I read "The Swerve" ages ago, and boy, I can see why this poem gave the Renaissance a boost.
Book 3's discussion of death and dying was my favorite. The bits where Lucretius gives Nature a voice, and where he narrates your own self-directed chastening, were a delight.
I remain basically unhappy about death though. Bummer.