Lucretius - On The Nature of Things

Discussion of the great poem of Epicurean Literature "De Rerum Natura"

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General Discussion of "On The Nature of Things"

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Lucretius in the Index Librorum Prohibitorum
Joshua March 19, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Attempts to Identify the Translator of the Daniel Brown Edition
Cassius January 31, 2025 at 6:44 AM

Lucretius PDF Reference Edition

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Lucretius - Epicureanfriends.com Reference Edition - Version 01 - 01/11/20
Cassius January 11, 2020 at 11:31 AM
Lucretius EpicureanFriends PDF Reference Edition - General Comments
Cassius October 7, 2019 at 12:35 PM

Versions of the Text of Lucretius

This forum is for discussion of the many different translations and editions of the text of the poem.
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Lucretius - Side-By-Side English and Latin Versions
Cassius March 31, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Versions of the Text of Lucretius - 1743 Daniel Browne Edition - Unknown Translator
Joshua July 14, 2024 at 6:00 PM

De Rerum Natura - Topics By Book

Topics By Book
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Book 1

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"Pleasure" and the opening line of Lucretius
Little Rocker January 13, 2023 at 7:29 PM
The blazing battlements of the world
Cassius July 17, 2021 at 7:32 PM

Book 2

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"Each creature knows its own kind, no less than men, and so unite together."
Cassius September 16, 2019 at 8:55 PM
Four Translations of A Key Selection from Lucretius - Gods Did Not Design the World for Men, and Pleasure is the Guide of Life
Cassius June 30, 2018 at 9:55 AM

Book 3

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The Nature of the Mind, the Spirit, and Death
Kalosyni March 11, 2024 at 9:27 AM

Book 4

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Book 5

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Epicurean philosophy skewing toward elements of Stoicism in the time of Lucretius??
Don April 25, 2025 at 11:13 PM

Book 6

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The Vessel Analogy At The Opening of Lucretius Book Six
Don September 14, 2023 at 7:01 PM
Thoughts On What Lucretius Might Have Considered For The Ending of Book Six - A Comparison Chart of Thucydides and Lucretius
Joshua January 15, 2023 at 9:17 PM

De Rerum Natura - Major Topic Categories

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Lucretius on Pleasure

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Article: "Lucretian Pleasures" by Sedley
Cassius October 18, 2023 at 12:59 PM

The Swerve of the Atom

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Reconciliations To Death

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Article on Lucretius and "Death is Nothing to Us"
Godfrey April 14, 2025 at 12:19 PM

On Romantic Love And Marriage

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Images

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Use and Misuse of "Images" and "Fantastic Impressions"
Cassius March 14, 2017 at 5:13 PM

The Plague of Athens

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Ovid and the Classical Plague Narrative Tradition by Jonathan M. Entwisle
Cassius April 1, 2022 at 7:47 PM

Language, Words, and Concepts

Language, Word, and Concepts
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Lucretius On The Development of Language
Joshua October 25, 2019 at 1:49 PM

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