The Philosophizing Muse: The Influence Of Greek Philosophy On Roman Poetry Pierides: Studies In Greek And Latin Literature. V. 3. Philosophizing Muse: The Influence Of Greek Philosophy On Roman Poetry

PIERIDES III, Series Editors: Myrto Garani and David KonstanDespite the Romans' reputation for being disdainful of abstract speculation, Latin poetry from its very beginning was deeply permeated by Greek philosophy. Philosophical elements and commonplaces have been identified and appreciated in a wide range of writers, but the extent of the Greek philosophical influence, and in particular the impact of Pythagorean, Empedoclean, Epicurean and Stoic doctrines, on Latin verse has never been fully investigated. In this volume, an international group of scholars expert in Roman literature and the reception of the Greek philosophical tradition have come together to analyze the debt of Latin poetry to Greek philosophy across a range of authors, from the 3rd century BC to the 1st century AD. The volume contains ten chapters, which examine Plautus, Ennius, Cato and Lucilius (Dorota Dutsch), Lucretius (Gordon Campbell), Vergil (Joseph Farrell), Horace (David Armstrong), Ovid (Myrto Garani), Manilius (Ilaria Ramelli), Seneca (Claudia Wiener), Lucan (Francesca D'Alessandro Behr), Persius (Shadi Bartsch) and Statius (Andrew Zissos). The contributors address the poems in a variety of ways, each according to the nature of the work under consideration and its particular relation to Greek philosophy. The essays are all original, published for the first time in this volume, and they illustrate the subtle ways in which the Roman poets absorbed and transformed their sources. Despite the Romans'reputation for being disdainful of abstract speculation, Latin poetry from its very beginning was deeply permeated by Greek philosophy. Philosophical elements and commonplaces have been identified and appreciated in a wide range of writers, but the extent of the Greek philosophical influence, and in particular the impact of Pythagorean, Empedoclean, Epicurean and Stoic doctrines, on Latin verse has never been fully investigated. In this volume, an international group of scholars specialising in Roman literature and the reception of the Greek philosophical tradition have come together to analyse the debt of Latin poetry to Greek philosophy across a range of authors, from the 3rd century BC to the 1st century AD. The volume contains ten chapters, which examine Plautus, Ennius, Cato and Lucilius (Dorota Dutsch); Lucretius (Gordon Campbell); Vergil (Joseph Farrell); Horace (David Armstrong); Ovid (Myrto Garani); Manilius (Ilaria Ramelli); Seneca (Claudia Wiener); Lucan (Francesca D'Alessandro Behr); Persius (Shadi Bartsch); and Valerius Flaccus (Andrew Zissos). The contributors address the poems in a variety of ways, each according to the nature of the work under consideration and its particular relation to Greek philosophy. The essays are all original, published for the first time in this volume, and they illustrate the subtle ways in which these Roman poets absorbed and transformed their sources. Despite the Romans' reputation for being disdainful of abstract speculation, Latin poetry from its very beginning was deeply permeated by Greek philosophy. Philosophical elements and common places have been identified and appreciated in a wide range of writers, but the extent of the Greek philosophical influence, and in particular the impact of Pythagorean, Empedoclean, Epicurean and Stoic doctrines, on Latin verse has never been fully investigated. In this volume, an international group of scholars expert in Roman literature and the reception of the Greek philosophical tradition have come together to analyze the debt of Latin poetry to Greek philosophy across a range of authors, from the 3rd century BC to the 1st century AD. The volume contains ten chapters, which examine Plautus, Ennius, Cato and Lucilius (Dorota Dutsch), Lucretius (Gordon Campbell), Vergil (Joseph Farrell), Horace (David Armstrong), Ovid (Myrto Garani), Manilius (Ilaria Ramelli), Seneca (Claudia Wiener), Lucan (Francesca D'Alessandro Behr), Persius (Shadi Bartsch) and Statius (Andrew Zissos). The contributors address the poems in a variety of ways, each according to the nature of the work under consideration and its particular relation to Greek philosophy. The essays are all original, published for the first time in this volume, and they illustrate the subtle ways in which the Roman poets absorbed and transformed their sources. An International Group Of Scholars Expert In Roman Literature And The Reception Of The Greek Philosophical Tradition Have Come Together To Analyze The Debt Of Latin Poetry To Greek Philosophy Across A Range Of Authors, From The 3rd Century Bc To The 1st Century Ad.--provided By Publisher Introduction / Myrto Garani And David Konstan -- The Beginnings: Philosophy In Roman Literature Before 155 B.c. / Dorota Dutsch -- Lucretius, Empedocles, And Cleanthes / Gordon Campbell -- Philosophy In Vergil / Joseph Farrell -- Horace's Epicurean Voice In The Satires / David Armstrong -- The Figure Of Numa On Ovid's Fasti / Myrto Garani -- Manilius And Stoicism / Ilaria Ramelli -- 'stoic Tragedy'': A Contradiction In Terms? / Claudia Wiener -- Consolation, Rebellion And Philosophy In Lucan's Bellum Civile Book 8 / Francesca D'alessandro Behr -- Persius' Fourth Satire; Socrates And The Failure Of Pedagogy / Shadi Bartsch -- Stoic Thought And Homeric Reminiscence In Valerius Flaccus' Argonautica / A. Zissos. Edited By Myrto Garani And David Konstan. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 298-330) And Indexes. Text In English; Contains Passages In Latin And Ancient Greek With English Translations.