Lucretius and the transformation of Greek wisdom / / David Sedley

• Autore: Sedley D. N
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge [England] ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 1998
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xviii, 234 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 187
• Soggetto topico: Didactic poetry, Latin - History and criticism; Philosophy, Ancient, in literature; Latin poetry - Greek influences
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-216) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. The Empedoclean opening -- ; 2. Two languages, two worlds -- ; 3. Lucretius the fundamentalist -- ; 4. Epicurus, On nature -- ; 5. Lucretius' plan and its execution -- ; 6. The imprint of Theophrastus -- ; 7. The transformation of book I.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Lucretius and the transformation of greek wisdom
• ISBN: 1-107-11331-8; 1-280-42914-3; 9786610429141; 0-511-17205-2; 0-511-02083-X; 0-511-14994-8; 0-511-30992-9; 0-511-48238-8; 0-511-05360-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910825217403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II