The rhetoric of explanation in Lucretius' De rerum natura /
Alleged incompatibility of Epicurus' philosophy with rhetoric has led modern scholars to isolate rhetorical procedures in Lucretius' "De Rerum Natura" and regard them as non-Epicurean, accessory features. This study of Lucretius' rhetorical procedures is based on a wider und...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2008
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| Series: | Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ;
294. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Alleged incompatibility of Epicurus' philosophy with rhetoric has led modern scholars to isolate rhetorical procedures in Lucretius' "De Rerum Natura" and regard them as non-Epicurean, accessory features. This study of Lucretius' rhetorical procedures is based on a wider understanding of the term rhetoric, not limited to the genre of oratory. In a fresh discussion of the questions of provenance and the role of the most important formal procedures of exposition in "De Rerum Natura" the author argues that instead of injecting rhetorical strategies from non-Epicurean sources |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 176 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-162) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9789047433668 9047433661 |
| ISSN: | 0169-8958 ; |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
