Lucretius and the transformation of Greek wisdom /

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Author / Creator:Sedley, D. N.
Imprint:Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
Description:1 online resource (xviii, 234 pages)
Language:English
Subject:Lucretius Carus, Titus -- Knowledge -- Greece.
Theophrastus -- Influence.
Empedocles -- Influence.
Epicurus -- Influence.
Lucretius Carus, Titus. -- De rerum natura.
Lucretius Carus, Titus -- Knowledge -- Greece.
Lucrèce -- De rerum natura.
Lucrèce -- Et la Grèce.
Théophraste, -- 372-287 av. J.-C -- Influence.
Empédocle, -- approximately 490-approximately 435 av. J.-C -- Influence.
Épicure -- Influence.
Empedocles.
Epicurus.
Lucretius Carus, Titus.
Theophrastus.
Lucrèce (0098?-0055 av. J.-C.). -- De rerum natura.
Théophraste, -- (0372?-0287? av. J.-C.) -- Influence.
Empédocle, -- (04.-04. av. J.-C.) -- Influence.
Épicure, -- (0341-0270 av. J.-C.) -- Influence.
Lucretius Carus, Titus.
De rerum natura (Lucretius Carus, Titus)
De rerum natura.
Didactic poetry, Latin -- History and criticism.
Philosophy, Ancient, in literature.
Latin poetry -- Greek influences.
Poésie didactique latine -- Histoire et critique.
Philosophie ancienne dans la littérature.
Poésie latine -- Influence grecque.
PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys -- Ancient & Classical.
Didactic poetry, Latin.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Latin poetry -- Greek influences.
Philosophy, Ancient, in literature.
Philosophie
De rerum natura (Lucretius)
Invloed.
Griekse oudheid.
Poésie didactique antique -- Histoire et critique.
Philosophie antique -- Dans la littérature.
Greece.
Griechenland
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11129957
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ISBN:051102083X
9780511020834
9780511482380
0511482388
9780521570329
0521570328
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-216) and indexes.
Print version record.
Summary: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.
Other form:Print version: Sedley, D.N. Lucretius and the transformation of Greek wisdom. Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998 0521570328