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Myth and Poetry in Lucretius

Myth and Poetry in Lucretius

Gale, Monica R.

Hardcover

Series: Cambridge Classical Studies

General ReferenceGeneral Poetry

ISBN10: 0521451353
ISBN13: 9780521451352
Publisher: Cambridge
Published: Mar 10 1994
Pages: 276
Weight: 0.97
Height: 0.80 Width: 5.69 Depth: 8.79
Language: English
Lucretius' De Rerum Natura is a philosophical epic, devoted to the exposition of Epicurean philosophy. Since the system was materialistic, and highly critical of myth and poetry, Lucretius' use of mythological language and imagery is surprising. Dr. Gale considers the poem against the background of earlier and contemporary views of myth, and suggests that Lucretius was well aware of the tension between his two roles as poet and philosopher, and attempted to resolve it by developing a bold and innovative theory of myth and poetry.

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