Lucretius and the didactic epic / Monica R. Gale.
Tipo de material: TextoSeries Classical World SeriesDetalles de publicación: London : Bristol Classical Press, 2003.Descripción: 70 p. : ilISBN:- 1853995576
Tipo de ítem | Biblioteca actual | Signatura | Estado | Fecha de vencimiento | Código de barras |
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Libros de Préstamo en Sala | Biblioteca del Instituto de Filología Clásica "Dra. Alicia Schniebs" | LAT-LUC (Navegar estantería(Abre debajo)) | Disponible | 396045 |
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Preface -- The didactic tradition -- Philosophy and poetry -- Didactic strategies: Lucretius and his reader -- Venus and the plague -- Fear of the gods and fear of death -- Lucretius as literary and social critic -- Afterword: Lucretius' didactic succesors -- Suggestions for further study -- Suggestions for further reading -- Index.
The "De Rerum Natura" of Lucretius (?97-55 BC) is at first sight something of an oddity: a scientific treatise dealing with atomic physics, human biology and the nature of the cosmos, it is at the same time a poem of great power and intensity, one of the most important and influential literary works of its era. This book seeks to resolve the apparent contradiction by locating Lucretius' poem in the context of a very ancient tradition of didactic (or 'teaching') epic. It explores some of the ways in which Lucretius, in this attempt to convince the reader of the truth of his philosophical system, makes the traditional features of epic poetry work for him. And it discusses the poet's subtle interweaving of technical exposition with ethical precept, arguing that the poem offers the reader not just a scientific account of the workings of nature, but also a guide to happiness.
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