Title | : | On the Nature of Things |
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Author | : | Lucretius |
Release | : | 2010-12-01 |
Kind | : | audiobook |
Genre | : | Nonfiction |
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1 | On the Nature of Things | Lucretius |
Lucretius was born in 99 BC, and On the Nature of Things is his only surviving work. His aim was to free the Roman world from its two great terrors – the gods and death. Lucretius argues that the gods are not actively involved in life, so need not be appeased; and that death is the end of everything human – body and soul – and therefore should not be feared. But On the Nature of Things is also a poem of striking imagery, intimate natural observation and touching pathos. It is one of the most influential writings in Western thought. |