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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459597503321

Titolo

The philosophizing muse : the influence of Greek philosophy on Roman poetry / / edited by Myrto Garani and David Konstan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-4438-6985-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (382 p.)

Collana

Pierides ; ; Volume 3

Disciplina

871.0109

Soggetti

Latin poetry - Greek influences

Philosophy, Ancient

Philosophy, Ancient, in literature

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

TABLE OF CONTENTS; PREFACE; CONTRIBUTORS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX LOCORUM; GENERAL INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

PIERIDES III, Editors: Myrto Garani and David Konstan Despite the Romans' reputation for being disdainful of abstract speculation, Latin poetry from its very beginning was deeply permeated by Greek philosophy. Philosophical elements and commonplaces have been identified and appreciated in a wide range of writers, but the extent of the Greek philosophical influence, and in particular the impact of Pythagorean, Empedoclean, Epicurean and Stoic doctrines, on Latin verse has never been fully in...