Wednesday, December 22, 2021
Lucretius Mangled
Image from the beginning of Nietzsche on Theognis of Megara.
A bilingual edition.
Translated by R. M. Kerr, editio electronica (The Nietzsche Channel, MMXV):
Transcription:
The quotation from Lucretius shown above should read as follows (corrections underlined):
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The advantage of an electronic, online edition is that it can be easily corrected. God only knows how many mistakes I have made on this blog, which I was able to correct thanks to the sharp eyes of friendly readers.Sic rerum summa novatur
semper, et inter se mortales mutua vivunt.
augescunt aliae gentes, aliae invuntur,
inque brevi spatio mutantur saecla animantum
et quasi cursores vitai lampada tradiunt.
- Lucretius -
- de Rerum Natura, II 75-9 -
The quotation from Lucretius shown above should read as follows (corrections underlined):
Sic rerum summa novatur
semper, et inter se mortales mutua vivunt.
augescunt aliae gentes, aliae minuuntur,
inque brevi spatio mutantur saecla animantum
et quasi cursores vitai lampada tradunt.
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