Lucretius and the Transformation of Greek Wisdom.

This book studies the structure and origins of De Rerum Natura (On the Nature of Things), the great first-century BC poem by Lucretius. By showing how he worked from the literary model set by the Greek poet Empedocles but under the philosophical inspiration of the Greek philosopher Epicurus, the boo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sedley, David N.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
Temas:
Lucretius Carus, Titus. > De rerum natura.
Lucretius Carus, Titus > Knowledge > Greece.
Theophrastus > Influence.
Empedocles > Influence.
Epicurus > Influence.
Empedocles
Epicurus
Lucretius Carus, Titus
Theophrastus
De rerum natura (Lucretius Carus, Titus)
Didactic poetry, Latin > History and criticism.
Philosophy, Ancient, in literature.
Latin poetry > Greek influences.
Poésie didactique latine > Histoire et critique.
Philosophie ancienne dans la littérature.
Poésie latine > Influence grecque.
Didactic poetry, Latin
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Latin poetry > Greek influences
Philosophy, Ancient, in literature
Greece
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 The Empedoclean opening; CHAPTER 2 Two languages, two worlds; CHAPTER 3 Lucretius the fundamentalist; CHAPTER 4 Epicurus, On nature; CHAPTER 5 Lucretius' plan and its execution; CHAPTER 6 The imprint of Theophrastus; CHAPTER 7 The transformation of book I; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index locorum; General index; Index of modern scholars.

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