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Virgil on the Nature of Things : The Georgics, Lucretius and the Didactic Tradition by Monica R. Gale (2006, Trade Paperback)

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Virgil's agricultural poem, the Georgics, forms part of a long tradition of didactic epic going back to the archaic poet Hesiod. This book explores the relationship between the Georgics and earlier works in the didactic tradition, particularly Lucretius' De Rerum Natura ('On the Nature of Things'). It is the first comprehensive study of Virgil's use of Lucretian themes, imagery, ideas and language; it also proposes a new reading of the poem as a whole, as a confrontation between the Epicurean philosophy of Lucretius and the opposing world-views of his predecessors.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521028965
ISBN-13
9780521028967
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Author
Monica R. Gale
Publication Name
Virgil on the Nature of Things : the Georgics, Lucretius and the Didactic Tradition
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2006
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
336 Pages

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9in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
17.3 Oz

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Pa6804.G4 G35 2000
Reviews
'The book is characterized by thorough scholarship, discerning interpretation, and clear exposition. The success that she has achieved speaks both for her own energy and imagination, and for the abiding importance of the relationship between Virgil and his great predecessor.'Journal of Roman Studies, 'The book is characterized by thorough scholarship, discerning interpretation, and clear exposition. The success that she has achieved speaks both for her own energy and imagination, and for the abiding importance of the relationship between Virgil and his great predecessor.' Journal of Roman Studies, "This is a very good book, chock-full of insights about the interrelationships of Virgil's Georgics,. Lucretius' De Rerum Natura, and the tradition of didactic poetry of which they are major representatives. Vergil on the Nature of Things is a must-read not only for students of the Georgics and the DRN, but also for anyone interested in theoretical and practical aspects of intertextuality; it will repay repeated and careful scrutiny." New England Classical Journal, "...the very anture of the review of the tradition that makes Gale's book so valuable for anyone interested in major themes in the history of ideas. Gale's clear writing, and the fact that all Greek and Latin passages are translated, make this book accessible to a wide audience." Religious Studies Review, "...insightful...valuable for anyone interested in major themes in the history of ideas. Gale's clear writing, and the fact that all Greek and Latin passages are translated, make this book accessible to a wide audience." Religious Studies Review, "Gale's new book succeeds admirably in fulfilling its primary goal, to reinstate De Rerum Natura as the most significant influence on Vergil's Georgics.... the gist of Vergil's extraordinay poem is here with great intelligence and care, richly presented for the benefit of students of Lucretius and Vergil alike." Classical World, 'The book is characterized by thorough scholarship, discerning interpretation, and clear exposition. The success that she has achieved speaks both for her own energy and imagination, and for the abiding importance of the relationship between Vergil and his great predecessor.' Journal of Roman Studies
Table of Content
Preface; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction: influence, allusion, intertextuality; 2. Beginnings and endings; 3. The gods, the farmer and the natural world; 4. Virgil's metamorphoses: mythological allusions; 5. Labor improbus; 6. The wonders of the natural world; 7. The cosmic battlefield: warfare and military imagery; 8. Epilogue: the philosopher and the farmer; Bibliography; Indexes.
Copyright Date
2006
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Topic
Ancient / General, History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Poetry, Semiotics & Theory, Subjects & Themes / General
Dewey Decimal
871.01
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Literary Criticism, History, Philosophy

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