La fine del mondo nel ›De rerum natura‹ di Lucrezio
Lucretius' De rerum natura can be considered as the first Latin "apocalyptic" poem and, at the same time, the most important source on Epicurean cosmic eschatology. This book examines Lucretius' treatment of the mortality of the world, in order to identify the poet's sources...
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| Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
| Language: | Italian |
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Berlin/Boston
De Gruyter
2020
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| Series: | CICERO
2 |
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| Online Access: | OAPEN Library: download the publication OAPEN Library: description of the publication |
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| Summary: | Lucretius' De rerum natura can be considered as the first Latin "apocalyptic" poem and, at the same time, the most important source on Epicurean cosmic eschatology. This book examines Lucretius' treatment of the mortality of the world, in order to identify the poet's sources and polemical targets and to illustrate his eschatological imagery and rhetoric strategies. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (392 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9783110674682 9783110674682;9783110659627 |
| Access: | Open Access |