On the Nature of Things Author:Lucretius Reissued to accompany Stephen Greenblatt's The Swerve: the epic poem that changed the course of human thought forever.This great poem stands with Virgil's Aeneid as one of the vital and enduring achievements of Latin literature. Lost for more than a thousand years, its return to circulation in 1417 reintroduced dangerous ideas about the nature a... more »nd meaning of existence and helped shape the modern world.« less
Had to put this down several tiimes to clear my head. I don't understand muich of what is written here, but it seems very organized in thought pattern, and willingly wishes it to be shared by the world.