Titus Lucretius Carus

De rerum natura V.

Lucretius

Verse translation of Lucretius's epic Latin poem explaining the universe, within the framework of Epicurean philosophy.

The De Rerum Natura of Titus Lucretius Carus

The Way Things are

Donald

The verse, rendered by Humphries, is phenomenal, but Lucretius is a teacher of evil.

Alicia Stallings

The Nature of Things

Can't in good conscience give it 5 stars for the reason I can't give most historical texts the full 5: inevitable sexism. This one is actually quite good for the most part, but it has its moments of "um?!"

So. Gorgeous poetry and philosophy. A reliable favourite. But still, a product of its time in the occasional uncomfortable moment.

Riley

This translation is beautiful.

Can't in good conscience give it 5 stars for the reason I can't give most historical texts the full 5: inevitable sexism. This one is actually quite good for the most part, but it has its moments of "um?!"

So. Gorgeous poetry and philosophy. A reliable favourite. But still, a product of its time in the occasional uncomfortable moment.

Taylor Lapeyre

Gavin

Deniz Erkaradağ

Martin Ferguson Smith

Martin Ferguson Smith's work on Lucretius is both well known and highly regarded. However, his 1969 translation of De Rerum Natura -- long out of print -- is virtually unknown. Readers will share our excitement in the discovery of this accurate and fluent prose rendering. For this edition, Professor Smith provides a revised translation, new Introduction, headnotes and bibliography. Martin Ferguson Smith is Professor of Classics Emeritus, Univ. of Durham, United Kingdom. Among his scholarly achievements are his revisions of the Rouse translation of De Rerum Natura for the Loeb Classical Library.

De rerum natura V.

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