Format:
1 Online-Ressource (XVIII, 234 S.).
ISBN:
978-0-511-48238-0
Content:
This book is designed to appeal both to those interested in Roman poetry and to specialists in ancient philosophy. In it David Sedley explores Lucretius' complex relationship with Greek culture, in particular with Empedocles, whose poetry was the model for his own, with Epicurus, the source of his philosophical inspiration, and with the Greek language itself. He includes a detailed reconstruction of Epicurus' great treatise On Nature, and seeks to show how Lucretius worked with this as his sole philosophical source, but gradually emancipated himself from its structure, transforming its raw contents into something radically new. By pursuing these themes, the book uncovers many unrecognised aspects of Lucretius' methods and achievements as a poetic craftsman
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). - Erscheinungsjahr des E-Books: 2009
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The Empedoclean opening
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Two languages, two worlds
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Lucretius the fundamentalist
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Epicurus, On nature
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Lucretius' plan and its execution
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The imprint of Theophrastus
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The transformation of book I.
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 978-0-521-57032-9
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 978-0-521-54214-2
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 0-521-57032-8
Language:
English
Subjects:
Philosophy
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Ancient Studies
Keywords:
v341-v270 Epicurus
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Rezeption
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v94-v55 De rerum natura Lucretius Carus, Titus
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v94-v55 Lucretius Carus, Titus
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Philosophie
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Lehrgedicht
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v94-v55 Lucretius Carus, Titus
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ca. v483-v423 Empedocles
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v94-v55 De rerum natura Lucretius Carus, Titus
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Epikureismus
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9780511482380
URL:
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