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This is a new verse translation of Lucretius's only known work, a didactic poem written in six books of hexameters. Melville's particularly literal translation of the use of metaphor is especially helpful to those looking at the text from a scientific or philosophical point of view.

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Titus Lucretius Carus (ca. 94 BC- ca. 49 BC) was a Roman poet and philosopher.
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  • Publication date2009
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