On the Nature of Things - Lucretius Audiobook
Language: EnglishKeywords:
Epicureanism
Literature
Lucretius
Philosophy
Poetry
Roman
Rome
Titus Lucretius Carus
Shared by:Histories
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Read by Charlton Griffin
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged
This famous work by Lucretius is a masterpiece of didactic poetry, and it still stands today as the finest exposition of Epicurean philosophy ever written. The poem was produced in the middle of first century B.C., a period that was to witness a flowering of Latin literature unequaled for beauty and intellectual power in subsequent ages. The Latin title, “De Rerum Natura”, translates literally to “On the Nature of Things” and is meant to impress the reader with the breadth and depth of Epicurean philosophy.
The poem’s scope, even by modern standards, is staggering. Lucretius peers into the secrets of nature with a kind of innocent curiosity and offers a “scientific” explanation for all sorts of phenomena: stars and planets, oceans and rivers, plant life, reproductive activities, the soul and immortality, and the nature of the gods, among others. According to Lucretius, mankind can be freed from the stifling structures of religion and superstition by studying the works of the Greek philosopher Epicurus. All it takes is the strength of character to look at the natural world in an uncompromisingly level and unemotional way, to observe and live in the world according to precepts laid down by the great Epicurus in the fourth century B.C. That being so, according to Lucretius, it will be possible for man to lay aside superstition and fear and to become as godlike as he can.
Even though humanity was driven by hungers and passions it little understood at the time, Lucretius’ bold poem sought to embolden men with the self confidence to get along in the world without recourse to myths and gods. In order to free themselves, men would have to adopt a personal code of self-responsibility that consisted of living and speaking personal truths founded on the work of Epicurus. “On the Nature of Things” is about the universe and how men should live in it.
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| 1. Lucretius - A Brief Biography by William Young Sellar.mp3 14.58 MBs | |
| 2. Epicurus and Epicurianism by William Wallace.mp3 14.1 MBs | |
| 3. Book I.mp3 34.06 MBs | |
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| Epicureanism by William Wallace (1880).pdf 10.41 MBs | |
| On the Nature of Things by Titus Lucretius Carus (Project Gutenberg).epub 216.8 KBs | |
| The Nature of Things by Titus Lucretius Carus (1743 edition).pdf 59.26 MBs | |
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This post has 6 comments with rating of 5/5
April 13th, 2020
Probably the most important book ever written by a Roman:- though you might need to also read Stephen Greenblatt’s The Swerve to find out why it’s been kept such a secret for so long.
More relevant than ever in a time of plague.
Thank you Histories.
April 14th, 2020
Thank you!
April 14th, 2020
Er, a sinister, sexy secret that’s been copied, recopied, preserved, read & quoted for so many centuries, by our convenient heroes/villains, as opposed to, y’know, not? Curiouser. Missing a few crucial steps in the old logical sequence there. P’haps a logical Swerve?
Copied, recopied, preserved, read & quoted, you’ll find, like all the other Classical authors, many of them also cool materialists. In the Early Middle Ages, Virgil & Ovid (shock, horror) were taught side-by-side in Church schools. However, people will not be aware of these facts. Which does not, of course, make them sexy secrets. It just means that people don’t know oodles of stuff. That’s the nature of things, I’m afraid.
Don’t we have enough conspiracy theories with which to contend, rather than contriving ancient varieties? Although, Lucretius does look like someone has pooped in his (Egyptian) corn-flakes (one just has to be stoical about these things).
Sometimes we have to admit that a dealer in rare books is just a dealer in rare books. No breathless embellishments necessary.
Another book to revisit in plague redux: Boccaccio’s ‘Davecameron’ - familiarise yourselves with the original social distancers.
March 17th, 2021
Thank you.
July 17th, 2023
Thanks for the tip on “Davecameron’,” Caeser. Still gathering my peeps.
July 17th, 2023
Thanks for the tip on “Davecameron’,” Caeser. Love to gather my peeps!
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