Lucretian receptions : history, the sublime, knowledge /

"Lucretius' De Rerum Natura, one of the greatest Latin poems, worked a powerful fascination on Virgil and Horace, and continued to be an important model for later poets in antiquity and after, including Milton. This innovative set of studies on the reception of Lucretius is organized round...

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Main Author:	Hardie, Philip R.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Subjects:	Didactic poetry, Latin > History and criticism. Epic poetry, Latin > History and criticism. Lucretius Carus, Titus. > De rerum natura. Lucretius Carus, Titus > Influence. Virgil > Criticism and interpretation. Horace > Criticism and interpretation. History in literature. Sublime, The, in literature. Knowledge, Theory of, in literature. Epicureans (Greek philosophy)
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