Virgil on the nature of things : the Georgics, Lucretius, and the didactic tradition /

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This book explores the relationship between the Georgics and earlier works in the didactic tradition. It is the first comprehensive study of Virgil's use of Lucretian themes, imagery, ideas and language; it also proposes a new reading of the poem as a whole.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gale, Monica (Monica R.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Temas:
Virgil. > Georgica.
Lucretius Carus, Titus. > De rerum natura.
Lucretius Carus, Titus > Influence.
Virgil > Knowledge > Literature.
Virgil > Philosophy.
Virgile > Georgica.
Lucrèce. > De rerum natura.
Lucrèce > Influence.
Virgile > Et la littérature.
Virgile > Philosophie.
Lucretius Carus, Titus
Virgil
De rerum natura (Lucretius Carus, Titus)
Georgica (Virgil)
Didactic poetry, Latin > History and criticism.
Philosophy, Ancient, in literature.
Allusions in literature.
Intertextuality.
Allusions.
Poésie didactique latine > Histoire et critique.
Philosophie ancienne dans la littérature.
Intertextualité.
Rome dans la littérature.
Allusions dans la littérature.
allusion.
POETRY > Ancient, Classical & Medieval.
Allusions
Allusions in literature
Didactic poetry, Latin
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Intertextuality
Literature
Philosophy
Philosophy, Ancient, in literature
Rome > In literature.
Rome (Empire)
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ABBREVIATIONS; 1 Introduction: influence, allusion, intertextuality; 2 Beginnings and endings; 3 The gods, the farmer and the natural world; 4 Virgil s metamorphoses: mythological allusions; 5 Labor improbus; 6 The wonders of the natural world; 7 The cosmic battlefield: warfare and military imagery; 8 Epilogue: the philosopher and the farmer; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX OF PASSAGES CITED; GENERAL INDEX.

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