Lucretius / edited by Monica R. Gale.

Other author Gale, Monica (Monica R.)
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Descriptionx, 441 pages ; 23 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

SeriesOxford readings in classical studies
Oxford readings in classical studies. ^A584123
Contents The sources of Lucretius inspiration / Diskin Clay -- The Empedoclean opening / David Sedley -- Lucretius Venus and Stoic Zeus / Elizabeth Asmis -- Epicurus triumph of the mind / Vinzenz Buchheit -- The presocratics in book 1 of Lucretius' De rerum natura / W. J. Tatum -- Distant views : the imagery of Lucretius / Phillip De Lacy -- Lucretius the Epicurean : on the history of man / David J. Furley -- Lucretius' interpretation of the plague / H. S. Commager, Jr. -- Lucretian conclusions / Peta Fowler -- The conclusions of the six books of Lucretius / Gerhard Mller -- Seeing the invisible : a study of Lucretius' use of analogy in De rerum natura / P. H. Schrijvers -- Lucretius and epic / David West -- Doctus Lucretius / E.J. Kenney -- Lucretius and Callimachus / Robert D. Brown -- Pattern of sound and atomistic theory in Lucretius / P. Friedlnder -- The significant name in Lucretius / Jane M. Snyder -- Making a text of the universe : perspectives on discursive order in the De rerum natura of Lucretius / Duncan Kennedy -- Lucretius and politics / D.P. Fowler.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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ISBN9780199260355 (alk. paper)
ISBN0199260354 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780199260348 (alk. paper)
ISBN0199260346 (alk. paper)
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