De Rerum Natura (On the Nature of Things) (English Translation) (English Edition)

An epic poem which explores the materialist philosophy of Epicurus. Using poetic language and metaphor, the Lucretius describes a world ruled by physical principles, rather than the divine will. Called the "the most complete analysis of the atomic composition of matter prior to twentieth-century nuclear physics."

This English verse translation attempts to maintains the poetic voice of the original.