Project Gutenberg 2020-12-12 Public domain in the USA. 206 Lucretius Carus, Titus -95 -55 Carus, Titus Lucretius Caro, Tito Lucrecio Trevelyan, R. C. (Robert Calverley) 1872 1951 Trevelyan, Robert Calverley 21009162 Translations from Lucretius Sonya Schermann, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Translations from Lucretius" by Titus Lucretius Carus is a philosophical text written in the early 1st century BC. This work offers a poetic interpretation of Lucretius' original ideas, focusing on themes of nature, reality, and the human condition. The text serves to explore and explain the nature of existence, the universe, and the principles of atomism, providing insights into life, death, and the pursuit of happiness. The beginning of "Translations from Lucretius" sets the stage for these profound themes by invoking Venus, the goddess associated with love and creation, as a muse for the poet’s exploration of nature. The opening lines elaborate on the influence of Venus over all living things and seek her assistance in articulating complex thoughts about the natural world. Lucretius argues against the cruelty of religion, advocating instead for a rational understanding of the universe founded on the principles of atomism. The text delves into discussions on matter, the cycle of life and death, and the innate fears humans have regarding mortality and divine punishment, laying the groundwork for a philosophical inquiry into the essence of existence and the futility of fearing death. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Didactic poetry, Latin -- Translations into English PA Text Category: Poetry Category: Classics of Literature Category: Philosophy & Ethics 314880 2025-07-25T10:12:17.219691 text/html 298746 2024-10-18T09:02:51 text/html 311407 2025-07-25T10:12:27.715617 application/epub+zip 315566 2025-07-25T10:12:19.852645 application/epub+zip 160859 2025-07-25T10:12:18.543659 application/epub+zip 438072 2025-07-25T10:12:31.618565 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 405085 2025-07-25T10:12:25.959649 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249362 2022-09-28T20:34:52.233345 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 204951 2025-07-25T10:12:15.923675 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 184969 2024-10-18T09:02:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17381 2025-07-25T10:12:31.805634 application/rdf+xml 15543 2025-07-25T10:12:18.712630 image/jpeg 2515 2025-07-25T10:12:18.625650 image/jpeg 294199 2025-07-25T10:12:17.244674 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia