The Cambridge Companion to Lucretius (Cambridge Companions to Literature)

Lucretius' Didactic Poem De Rerum Natura ('on The Nature Of Things') Is An Impassioned And Visionary Presentation Of The Materialist Philosophy Of Epicurus, And One Of The Most Powerful Poetic Texts Of Antiquity. After Its Rediscovery In 1417 It Became A Controversial And Seminal Work In Successive Phases Of Literary History, The History Of Science, And The Enlightenment. In This Cambridge Companion Experts In The History Of Literature, Philosophy And Science Discuss The Poem In Its Ancient Contexts And In Its Reception Both As A Literary Text And As A Vehicle For Progressive Ideas. The Companion Is Designed Both As An Accessible Handbook For The General Reader Who Wishes To Learn About Lucretius, And As A Series Of Stimulating Essays For Students Of Classical Antiquity And Its Reception. It Is Completely Accessible To The Reader Who Has Only Read Lucretius In Translation.--publisher's Description. Part I. Antiquity. Lucretius And Greek Philosophy / James Warren ; Lucretius And The Herculaneum Library / Dirk Obbink ; Lucretius And Roman Politics And History / Alessandro Schiesaro ; Lucretius And Previous Poetic Traditions / Monica Gale ; Lucretian Architecture : The Structure And Argument Of The De Rerum Natura / Joseph Farrell ; Lucretian Texture : Style, Metre And Rhetoric In The De Rerum Natura / E.j. Kenney ; Lucretius And Later Latin Literature In Antiquity / Philip Hardie -- Part Ii. Themes. Lucretius And The History Of Science / Monte Johnson And Catherine Wilson ; Moral And Political Philosophy : Reading Of Lucretius From Virgil To Voltaire / Reid Barbour ; Lucretius And The Sublime / James I. Porter ; Religion And Enlightenment In The Neo-latin Reception Of Lucretius / Yasmin Haskell -- Part Iii. Reception. Lucretius In The Middle Ages And Early Renaissance : Transmission And Scholarship / Michael Reeve ; Lucretius In The Italian Renaissance / Valentina Prosperi ; Lucretius In Early Modern France / Philip Ford ; Lucretius In The English Renaissance / Stuart Gillespie ; The English Voices Of Lucretius From Lucy Hutchinson To John Mason Good / David Hopkins ; Lucretius In The European Enlightenment / Eric Baker ; Lucretius In Romantic And Victorian Britain / Martin Priestman ; Lucretius And The Moderns / Stuart Gillespie And Donald Mackenzie. Edited By Stuart Gillespie, Philip Hardie. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 327-356) And Indexes. Lucretius' didactic poem De rerum natura ('On the Nature of Things') is an impassioned and visionary presentation of the materialist philosophy of Epicurus, and one of the most powerful poetic texts of antiquity. After its rediscovery in 1417 it became a controversial and seminal work in successive phases of literary history, the history of science, and the Enlightenment. In this 2007 Cambridge Companion experts in the history of literature, philosophy and science discuss the poem in its ancient contexts and in its reception both as a literary text and as a vehicle for progressive ideas. The Companion is designed both as an accessible handbook for the general reader who wishes to learn about Lucretius, and as a series of stimulating essays for students of classical antiquity and its reception. It is completely accessible to the reader who has only read Lucretius in translation. pdf_handler.pdf......Page 1 pdf_handler (1).pdf......Page 15 pdf_handler (2).pdf......Page 31 pdf_handler (3).pdf......Page 45 pdf_handler (4).pdf......Page 53 pdf_handler (5).pdf......Page 71 pdf_handler (6).pdf......Page 88 pdf_handler (7).pdf......Page 104 pdf_handler (8).pdf......Page 123 pdf_handler (9).pdf......Page 141 pdf_handler (10).pdf......Page 159 pdf_handler (11).pdf......Page 177 pdf_handler (12).pdf......Page 195 pdf_handler (13).pdf......Page 213 pdf_handler (14).pdf......Page 222 pdf_handler (15).pdf......Page 235 pdf_handler (16).pdf......Page 250 pdf_handler (17).pdf......Page 262 pdf_handler (18).pdf......Page 282 pdf_handler (19).pdf......Page 297 pdf_handler (20).pdf......Page 314 pdf_handler (21).pdf......Page 333 pdf_handler (22).pdf......Page 335