Book Review: "The Nature of Things" by Lucretius

Poem by Roman philosopher-poet Lucretius (died c.50BC), a follower of the Greek philosopher Epicurus.

"Whatever falls through water or thin air, the rate/
Of speed at which it falls must be related to its weight/
Because the substance of water and the nature of thin air/
Do not resist all objects equally, but give way faster/
To heavier objects, overcome, while on the other hand/
Empty void cannot at any part or time withstand/
Any object, but it must continually heed/
Its nature and give way, so all things fall at equal speed,/
Even though of differing weights, through the still void"
Book II lines 230-239

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[ScarlettsLove]

do you like Lucretius?me too,De rerum naturae is a masterpiace.

[BryanAJParry]

Did you watch my vid ;D I LOVE Lucretius!! :D :D

[BryanAJParry]

Did you watch my vid ;D I LOVE Lucretius!! :D :D

[TTHERROR]

infinite thought needs infinite thinking to understand..it cant be grasped by a limited mind.derren brown has got nothing on me.

[BryanAJParry]

What are you jabbering on about, you delitesome fruitloop?

[TTHERROR]

you see it is very hard to explain infinite thinking to limited thinking..derren brown has got nothing on me....

[BryanAJParry]

derren brown = god = derren brown = god = l337.

[Edithlaflex]

I don't know how many people know how fortunate we are to have this book available. Since the book gives credit to no God or diaty, the church had destroyed. It was by some fluke that it was re-discover somewhere in Germany.

I will most definetly read it.

Chica in Alaska

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@BryanAJParry

The Loeb Classical Library gives the Latin text & some variant readings as well, and footnotes. And discusses the occasional gaps in the text. As well as having an Introduction & Bibliography

That was a very good intro to the DRN BTW

[5355vbxjbj76rvn]

I want to know why the "De Rerum Natura" is not *the* great Roman poem - the poetry is superb, & the versification is never tedious, as it might be in the hands of a merely competent writer. People rave about Lucretius, because it's impossible not to :)

[CromDubMonday]

De Rerum Natura is my favorite (ancient) book

[medicinesocks]

worth suffering through the production values to enjoy your great review.

[TomPaineII]

Lucretius rocks my socks!

[ScarlettsLove]

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