LEADER 03214nam 22006852 450 001 9910450365203321 005 20151005020621.0 010 $a1-107-11331-8 010 $a1-280-42914-3 010 $a9786610429141 010 $a0-511-17205-2 010 $a0-511-02083-X 010 $a0-511-14994-8 010 $a0-511-30992-9 010 $a0-511-48238-8 010 $a0-511-05360-6 035 $a(CKB)1000000000004803 035 $a(EBL)201469 035 $a(OCoLC)475915102 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000194790 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11174832 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000194790 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10233201 035 $a(PQKB)11271527 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511482380 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC201469 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL201469 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10062694 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL42914 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000004803 100 $a20090216d1998|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aLucretius and the transformation of Greek wisdom /$fDavid Sedley$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d1998. 215 $a1 online resource (xviii, 234 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a0-521-54214-6 311 $a0-521-57032-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 205-216) and indexes. 327 $g1.$tThe Empedoclean opening --$g2.$tTwo languages, two worlds --$g3.$tLucretius the fundamentalist --$g4.$tEpicurus, On nature --$g5.$tLucretius' plan and its execution --$g6.$tThe imprint of Theophrastus --$g7.$tThe transformation of book I. 330 $aThis 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. 517 3 $aLucretius & the Transformation of Greek Wisdom 606 $aDidactic poetry, Latin$xHistory and criticism 606 $aPhilosophy, Ancient, in literature 606 $aLatin poetry$xGreek influences 615 0$aDidactic poetry, Latin$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aPhilosophy, Ancient, in literature. 615 0$aLatin poetry$xGreek influences. 676 $a187 700 $aSedley$b D. N.$0170220 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450365203321 996 $aLucretius and the transformation of greek wisdom$9564068 997 $aUNINA