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The Way Things Are: The De Rerum Natura

by Titus Lucretius Carus

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..". [captures] the relentless urgency of Lucretius' didacticism, his passionate conviction and proselytizing fervour.' —The Classical Review

Subject
philosophysciencehistory
Genre
ancient Romeancient worldhistorical fictionmythologymyths and folklore
Themes
religionphilosophynature
Setting
ancient historyantiquityancient RomecollegeGreece
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 256 pages
Form
poetry

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