Atomism in the Aeneid : physics, politics, and cosmological disorder /

"This book examines the role of philosophical metaphor and allegory in the Aeneid, focusing on tendentious allusions to Lucretian atomism. It argues that Virgil, drawing upon a popular strain of anti-atomist and anti-Epicurean arguments in Greek philosophy, deploys atomic imagery as a symbol of...

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Main Author:	Gorey, Matthew M. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
Subjects:	Virgil. > Aeneis. Virgil > Symbolism. Virgil Aeneis (Virgil) Atomism. Epicureans (Greek philosophy) Cosmology in literature. Trojans in literature. Epic poetry, Latin > History and criticism. Atomisme. Épicuriens. Cosmologie dans la littérature. Troyens dans la littérature. Poésie épique latine > Histoire et critique. Ancient & Classical. LITERARY COLLECTIONS. LITERARY CRITICISM. History & Surveys. PHILOSOPHY. POETRY. Atomism Cosmology in literature Epic poetry, Latin Symbolism Trojans in literature Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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