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Lucretius and his sources a study of Lucretius, De rerum natura I 635-920

This study is an original contribution to the discussion of Lucretius' use of sources and his relationship to Epicurus; furthermore, it provides a new edition of fragments of books 14 and 15 of Epicurus' On Nature. It focuses on understanding how Lucretius' sources presented the Presocratics and assesses his literary achievement on that basis. This book will interest anyone studying the way in which Lucretius, and more generally Roman authors, adapted Greek literature and philosophy as well as those with an interest in Hellenistic philosophy and in the reconstruction of Epicurus' treatise On Na.

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  • "This study is an original contribution to the discussion of Lucretius' use of sources and his relationship to Epicurus; furthermore, it provides a new edition of fragments of books 14 and 15 of Epicurus' On Nature. It focuses on understanding how Lucretius' sources presented the Presocratics and assesses his literary achievement on that basis. This book will interest anyone studying the way in which Lucretius, and more generally Roman authors, adapted Greek literature and philosophy as well as those with an interest in Hellenistic philosophy and in the reconstruction of Epicurus' treatise On Na."@en
  • "Biographical note: Francesco Montarese, Mander Portman Woodward Colleges, London, UK."
  • ""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."--Publisher's website."@en

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  • "Lucretius and his sources : a study of Lucretius, De rerum natura 1., 635-920"
  • "Lucretius and his sources a study of Lucretius, De rerum natura I 635-920"@en
  • "Lucretius and His Sources A Study of Lucretius, "De rerum natura" I 635-920"
  • "Lucretius and his sources a study of Lucretius, "De rerum natura" I 635-920"
  • "Lucretius and his sources : a study of Lucretius, "De rerum natura" I 635-920"
  • "Lucretius and His Sources A Study of Lucretius, 'De rerum natura I' 635-920"
  • "Lucretius and his sources : A study of Lucretius, "De rerum natura" I 635-920"
  • "Lucretius and his sources : a study of Lucretius, De rerum natura I 635-920"
  • "Lucretius and his sources : a study of Lucretius, De rerum natura I 635-920"@en

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