Cambridge University Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. Date: 1994. Hardcover. 0521451353 . Very minor shelfwear to corners. Else book is fine. DJ has tears to base of spine and 1 corner. Some minor shelfwear to DJ. ; 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. ; Cambridge Classical Studies; 276 pages . 1994. Cambridge University Press ISBN 0521451353 9780521451352 [CA]

Cambridge University Press 1994 Hardcover Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket 0521451353. Very minor shelfwear to corners. Else book is fine. DJ has tears to base of spine and 1 corner. Some minor shelfwear to DJ.; 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.; Cambridge Classical Studies; 276 pages.

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Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, Date: 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xiv, 260 pages ; 23 cm. Notes; Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Cambridge, 1991. Revision of the author's thesis (Ph.D.) - Cambridge, 1991. Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-245) and indexes. Contents; 1. The philosophical background: Greek myth and mythology. The criticism of myth in antiquity. Allegory and allegorism. Lucretius and the mythological tradition. Personification and allegory in the De Rerum Natura. Impiety and irrationality. Parmenides and Empedocles -- Appendix 1: Euhemerism -- Appendix 2: Allegory in art -- 2. The cultural background: myth and belief in late Republican Rome. Myth and theology. Myth and history -- 3. The literary background: the De Rerum Natura as epic -- 4. Lucretius' theory of myth. The origins of myth. Avia Pieridum loca: poetry and truth -- 5. Latent myth in the De Rerum Natura. Zoogony and Kulturgeschichte (5.783-1457). Other examples of latent myth. The deification of Epicurus -- 6. The proem and the plague -- Conclusion: myth as a poetic and philosophical tool. Subjects; Lucretius Carus, Titus. De rerum natura.Lucretius Carus, Titus Knowledge and learning. Lucretius Carus, Titus. De rerum natura. Lucretius Carus, Titus Philosophy. 1994. ...

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