Naturaleza de las cosas: Versión en prosa del poema «De rerum natura»

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Naturaleza de las cosas: Versión en prosa del poema «De rerum natura»

ES·~7 hours·10 chapters

Chapters

10 total
1

Nota de transcripción

0:02
2

NATURALEZA DE LAS COSAS

0:18
3

NOTICIA BIOGRÁFICA

7:19
4

LIBRO PRIMERO

1:08:34
5

LIBRO SEGUNDO

1:13:14
6

LIBRO TERCERO

1:09:52
7

LIBRO CUARTO

1:14:16
8

LIBRO QUINTO

1:27:28
9

LIBRO SEXTO

1:13:36
10

ÍNDICE

0:31

Description

This listening experience brings to life a classic Roman work that turned poetry into a clear, thoughtful exploration of the universe. Rendered in prose, the text follows the brilliant mind of a thinker who sought to explain the world without invoking gods, describing atoms, the void, and the motions that shape everything we see. Listeners will hear the same wonder that once challenged the superstitions of ancient societies, presented in a rhythm that remains surprisingly modern.

The translation stays faithful to the original while smoothing the language for contemporary ears, allowing the listener to follow the logical flow of ideas about matter, motion, and the origins of life. As the author moves from the smallest particles to the vastness of the heavens, the work invites reflection on how ancient insight anticipated later scientific discoveries. It is both a philosophical treatise and a poetic meditation, offering a calm yet compelling guide to the nature of things.

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Language

es

Duration

~7 hours (437K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Ramón Pajares Box and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by Biblioteca Digital Hispánica/Biblioteca Nacional de España.)

Release date

2020-07-20

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

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