Perseus digital library latin perseus digital library english please follow and like us. Martial wishes her to be safe in the afterlife, and so asks his parents to make sure she is not frightened. Featured movies all video latest this just in prelinger archives democracy now. To see a full list of available texts, leave all fields blank and hit search the texts. In carnuntum book 4 book 5 book 6 book 7 book 8 book 9 book 10 book 11 book 12. Perseus provides credit for all accepted changes, storing new additions in a versioning. The perseus project and beyond how building a digital library challenges the humanities and technology. If any one has any ideas of where else i can look for one it would be much appreciated. As such, it is unique in latin literature, as the later roman reception of greek philosophy was heavily influenced by ciceros rejection of epicureanism.
Hide browse bar your current position in the text is marked in blue. What sets the latin library apart in the digital latin landscape, if anything, is its prominence. According to naura frequent statements in his poem, the main purpose of the work was to free gaius memmiuss mind of the supernatural and the fear of death and to induct him into a state of ataraxia by expounding the philosophical system of epicuruswhom lucretius glorifies as. National endowment for the humanities 400 7th street, sw washington, dc 20506. Contents title page chronology half title page introduction by gregory hays meditations book 1. Book i 94k book ii 106k book iii 95k book iv 117k book v 9k book vi 122k download. Thumb drives could perhaps serve as the miniature books of the 21 st century onto which the classical texts in the perseus digital library or the phi though not the tlg could be downloaded to reach a larger reading audience and attract more students. While this is just one project with limited funding, it reflects a larger potential shift for the study of. The project is mirrored by the max planck society in berlin, germany, as well. Monica gale in her book on lucretius traces two alternative views to the hesiodic. The perseus project version 4 also known as perseus hopper is a digital library project of tufts university, which is located in medford and somerville, near boston, in the u. On the nature of things is a firstcentury bc didactic poem by the roman poet and philosopher lucretius c.
Beyond translation new possibilities for reading in a digital age. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Articles about ancient history the website offers information on ancient history. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. It is also believed that the roman poet virgil referenced lucretius and his work in the second book of his georgics when he wrote. Lucretiuss scientific poem on the nature of things c.
Titus lucretius carus was a roman poet and philosopher. Meditations to his fathers character as he remembered it or heard of it from others, but his knowledge must have been more from stories than from actual memories. The poem, written in some 7,400 dactylic hexameters, is divided into six untitled books, and explores epicurean physics through poetic. Still, lucretius lays out some of his principles in their strongest form. Greek and latin grammars and commentaries are also included. Lucretius wasnt the only one to reject the hesiodic view of man descending from a golden age. As you type in search fields, you will see a summary appear right here. On the nature of things lucretius harvard university press. Rutilius, and the two sonsinlaw of laelius, scaevola and fannius. On the nature of the universe is a didactic epic poem. Perseus digital library perseus digital library includes lexica, a morphological database, catalog of hundreds of vases, sculptures, coins, buildings, and architectural sites, an atlas of greece with satellite maps, a historical encyclopedia, works of literature, and many other resources. Pdl abbreviation stands for perseus digital library.
It purports to be a eulogy to erotion, a slavegirl who has recently died. For more than twenty years, the latin library has been a labor of love for its maintainer, william l. Of the remainder of his childhood and his early adolescence we know little more than can be gleaned from the meditations. To go directly to a particular text or passage, you can enter a. Perseus digital library updates news and announcements from. Now as with all dilemmas, all forced choices this one, between dead matter bound by deterministic laws.
In six books compounded of solid reasoning, brilliant imagination, and noble poetry, he expounds the scientific theories of the greek. In april 20, the perseus digital library joined forces with the open greek and latin project at the university of leipzig. As an epic, it begins with an invocation to the muse, in this case, venus. Merrill, in university of california publications 4 1917, 1258. Perseus digital library the digital classicist wiki. On march 15, eldarion released the initial version of the scaife digital library viewer. Nevertheless, perseus is a valuable resource for more general studies of history and historical methods both for the range of information it presents and for the tools it provides. Includes lexica, a morphological database, catalog of hundreds of vases, sculptures, coins, buildings, and architectural sites, an atlas of greece with satellite maps, a historical encyclopedia, works of literature, and many other resources. The release is, of course, a first step, but this first step changes the world in at least two fundamental ways. Perseus is an evolving digital library, sponsored by tufts university, offering primary and secondary sources for the study of ancient history.
Titus lucretius carus was presumably born on october 15 99 bce, i. In six books compounded of solid reasoning, brilliant imagination, and noble poetry, he expounds the scientific theories of the greek philosopher epicurus, with the aim of dispelling fear of. Lucretius and the transformation of greek wisdom cambridge, 1998. Retrieved july 9, 2015 via the cambridge digital library. Home collectionstexts perseus catalog research grants open source about help. The perseus digital library has a translation that begins, mother of rome, delight of gods and men, and indicates the translation is by william ellery leonard. Type in any combination of criteria to formulate a new search. The internet classics archive on the nature of things by. Lucretius refers to memmius by name four times in the first book, three times in the second, five in the fifth, and not at. On the nature of things has been divided into the following sections. And we ourselves indeed to make this book, and still to seek the nature of the world and set it down, when once discovered, here in these my countrys leaves.
This massive collection includes important greek and latin classics in their original languages. On the nature of things by lucretius, part of the internet classics archive. Quae quoniam rerum naturam sola gubernas, nec sine te quicquam dias in luminis oras exoritur neque fit laetum neque amabile quicquam, te. What is the abbreviation for perseus digital library. And we ourselves indeed to make this book, and still to seek the nature of the world. The project assembles digital collections of humanities resources. Ive been wanting to try reading it in latin this summer but my searches mostly on amazon havent really been fruitful. So if the info on the perseus digital library is correct, what is being sold as humphries translation is actually leonards translation. For health reasons he has recently passed the maintenance of the library to someone new who will continue it in the same spirit.
Lucretiuss optical theory and doctrines of how the senses work seem rather convoluted and bizarre. Many comments have been posted about on the nature of things. The biography of him in the socalled historia augusta a. Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position. Perseus provides credit for all accepted changes, storing new additions in a versioning system.
As perseus project, aa perseus digital library is a projekt zum afbau vo ana frein digitaln bibliothek. Most relevant lists of abbreviations for pdl perseus digital library. Lives and opinions of eminent philosophers, chapter xii this work is the most important remaining source of information about epicurean philosophy, and it contains a number of letters represented to have been written by epicurus himself c. Writing four centuries after lucretiuss death, he enters under the 171st. Dec 26, 2016 what sets the latin library apart in the digital latin landscape, if anything, is its prominence. For example, lucretius argues against those who believed that fire was the uhr. Perseus digital library national endowment for the. So i am thinking how since i employ introductions to each book, as aristotle 281 does in what he calls his exoterics to contrive some pretext for naming your friend in a natural way, as i understand is your wish. Over a century ago, james loeb announced the founding of the loeb classical library and his intention to bring the written treasures of the ancient greek and roman world within the reach of all who care for the finer things in life.
On the nature of the universe book 4 throughout the first three books of on the nature of the universe lucretius walks a thin line between philosophy, science and poetry. Text in latin at the latin library full latin text of drn. The perseus digital library is a partner and supporter of open greek and latin, an international collaboration committed to creating an open educational resource featuring a corpus of digital texts, deepreading tools, and opensource software. Lucretius, on the nature of things loeb classical library. This epigram is often selected by those giving examples of martials poems. The perseus project also known as the perseus hopper is a digital library project of tufts university, which is located in medford and somerville, near boston, in the u. A library of materials pertaining to ancient greece, which is expanding to include resources on ancient rome. It is the first phase of work towards the next version of the perseus digital library, perseus 5. Odyssey, the odyssey of homer rendered into english prose for the use of those who cannot read the original revised by timothy power and gregory nagy. Mar 19, 2018 on march 15, eldarion released the initial version of the scaife digital library viewer.
In books i and ii lucretius presents the principles of atomism. Consider the whole discussion of how the rooster emits certain particles which stab the pupils of the lion 4. Works by lucretius at perseus project internet encyclopedia of philosophy entry by. An xml version of this text is available for download, with the additional restriction that you offer perseus any modifications you make.
In book 4 he sets out to prove once again that the universe is composed only of physical bits of matter called atoms and that gods did not create the cosmos nor. The digital loeb classical library extends the founding mission of james loeb with an interconnected, fully searchable, perpetually growing virtual library of all that is important in greek and latin literature. This work is licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 3. It would take too much space to point out all the matters wherein i am unable to follow professor merrills grouping of lucretius. The scaife viewer is a reading environment for premodern text collections in both their original languages and in translation. Perseus digital librarys selection criteria are the epoch and the representativeness of the texts in the sense of being part of canonical world literature. Latin research latin 4 east greenwich high school library. Odyssey, the odyssey of homer rendered into english prose for the use of those who cannot read the original revised by timothy power and gregory nagy 1 of 5 translations. May 01, 2020 this book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Release of perseus tei xml collections in greek, latin, and english under a creative commons license 2007. Gregory crane professor of classics tufts university september 3, 2019.