num_pages: 256
description: Titus Lucretius Carus (ca. 99–55 B. C.) is known primarily as the Roman author of the long didactic poem De Rerum Natura (On the Nature of Things). In it, he set out to explicate the universe, embracing and refuting ideas of the great Greek philosophers. Now available in paperback, this annotated scholarly edition of the Latin text of De Rerum Natura has long been hailed as one of the finest editions of this monumental work. It features an introduction to Lucretius’s life and work by William Ellery Leonard, an introduction to and commentary on the poem by Stanley Barney Smith, the complete Latin text with detailed annotations, and an index of ancient sources.9 printings/Smith's edition 1975/4th printing with revisions 1982, 1992
language: Latin
title: De rerum natura
titlecomplete: De rerum natura
genres: Literature, History, Classics, Science, Ancient, Philosophy, Roman, Ancient History, Poetry, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 13177
awards: awardedAt: -31507200000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Translation
publisher: Oxford University Press