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Lucretius and the transformation of Greek wisdom /
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge [England] ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
1998.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xviii, 234 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-216) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 051102083X 9780511020834 9780511482380 0511482388 1107113318 9781107113312 1280429143 9781280429149 9786610429141 6610429146 0511172052 9780511172052 0511149948 9780511149948 0511309929 9780511309922 0511053606 9780511053603 |