UID:
almahu_9949474027702882
Format:
1 online resource (314 p.)
ISBN:
9783110218817
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9783110238570
Series Statement:
Sozomena : Studies in the Recovery of Ancient Texts , 12
Content:
This book discusses Lucretius' refutation of Heraclitus, Empedocles, Anaxagoras and other, unnamed thinkers in De Rerum Natura 1, 635-920. Chapter 1 argues that in DRN I 635-920 Lucretius was following an Epicurean source, which in turn depended on Theophrastean doxography. Chapter 2 shows that books 14 and 15 of Epicurus' On Nature were not Lucretius' source-text. Chapter 3 discusses how lines 635-920 fit in the structure of book 1 and whether Lucretius' source is more likely to have been Epicurus himself or a neo-Epicurean. Chapter 4 focuses on Lucretius' own additions to the material he derived from his sources and on his poetical and rhetorical contributions, which were extensive. Lucretius shows an understanding of philosophical points by adapting his poetical devices to the philosophical arguments. Chapter 4 also argues that Lucretius anticipates philosophical points in what have often been regarded as the 'purple passages' of his poem - e.g. the invocation of Venus in the proem, and the description of Sicily and Aetna - so that he could take them up later on in his narrative and provide an adequate explanation of reality.
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Frontmatter --
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Foreword --
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Table of contents --
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Introduction --
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Chapter 1. Lucretius drew the Critique from an earlier Epicurean polemic --
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Chapter 2. Books XIV and XV of Epicurus' ΠΦ --
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Chapter 3. Lucretius' use of sources in DRN I --
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Chapter 4. Lucretius in the Critique --
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Appendix (A). Two stages of composition? --
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Appendix (B) The format of PHerc. 1148 (ΠΦ XIV) and PHerc. 1151 (ΠΦ XV) --
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Appendix (C) Do Epicurus' Ad Herodotum and Ad Pythoclem reflect continuous books of ΠΦ? --
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Abbreviations --
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Bibliography --
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Indices
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Issued also in print.
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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In English.
In:
DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1, De Gruyter, 9783110238570
In:
DGBA Backlist Philosophy 2000-2014 (EN), De Gruyter, 9783110238488
In:
DGBA Philosophy 2000 - 2014, De Gruyter, 9783110636949
In:
E-BOOK GESAMTPAKET / COMPLETE PACKAGE 2012, De Gruyter, 9783110288995
In:
E-BOOK PACKAGE CLASSICAL STUDIES 2012, De Gruyter, 9783110293838
In:
E-BOOK PAKET ALTERTUM 2012, De Gruyter, 9783110288964
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110194524
Language:
English
Subjects:
Ancient Studies
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Philosophy
Keywords:
Hochschulschrift
DOI:
10.1515/9783110218817
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110218817
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110218817
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110218817
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110218817
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