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The poem begins and ends with an invocation to Venus, the Roman goddess of love.

1. De rerum natura (On the Nature of Things): Introduction
2. De rerum natura (On the Nature of Things): Summary
3. De rerum natura (On the Nature of Things): Titus Lucretius Carus Biography
4. De rerum natura (On the Nature of Things): Characters
5. De rerum natura (On the Nature of Things): Themes
6. De rerum natura (On the Nature of Things): Style
7. De rerum natura (On the Nature of Things): Historical Context
8. De rerum natura (On the Nature of Things): Critical Overview
9. De rerum natura (On the Nature of Things): Essays and Criticism
   1. Defining Epicureanism
   2. The Ending of Sense: Death as Closure in Lucretius Book 6
   3. Lucretius and the Epicurean Tradition of Piety
10. De rerum natura (On the Nature of Things): Compare and Contrast
11. De rerum natura (On the Nature of Things): Topics for Further Study
12. De rerum natura (On the Nature of Things): What Do I Read Next?
13. De rerum natura (On the Nature of Things): Bibliography and Further Reading
14. De rerum natura (On the Nature of Things): Pictures
15. Copyright

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