On the Nature of Things: De rerum natura,New

On the Nature of Things: De rerum natura,New

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Anthony Esolen has the rare gift of being both a fine poet and a lover of languages. His diction is poetic and natural; he has a fine ear for sound, and the translation benefits greatly from being read aloudas Latin poetry was meant to be. Esolen's verse translation is clear and forceful. It can, and will, be read.'Kenneth J. Reckford, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillLittle is known about Titus Lucretius Carus, except that he lived in the early first century B.C. What does survive is a masterful poetic work that stands as the greatest exposition of Epicurean philosophy. Writing in the waning days of the Roman Republicas Rome's politics grew individualistic and treacherous, its highlife wanton, its piety introspective and morbidLucretius sets forth a rational and materialistic view of the world which offers a retreat into a quiet community of wisdom and friendship.Until now, there has been no adequate English verse translation of De Rarum Natura. Anthony Esolen fills that gap with a version that reproduceswith remarkable faithfulnessthe meaning, pace, and tone and even the poetic meter (accentual pentameter) of the original Latin.A careful observer of nature, Lucretius writes with an innocent curiosity into how things are put togetherfrom the oceans, lands, and stars to a mound of poppy seeds, from the 'applause' of a rooster's wings to the human mind and soul. Yet he is no romantic. Nature is what it isfascinating,purposeless, beautiful, deadly. Once we understand this, we free ourselves of superstitious fears, becoming as human and as godlike as we can be. The poem, then, is about the universe and how human beings ought to live in it. Epicurean physics and morality converge.Anthony Esolen's masterful translation will introduce a new generation of readers to a thinker whose powers of observation and depth of insight remain fresh to the present day.

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