Myth and Poetry in Lucretius (Cambridge Classical Studies)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: May 21, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 274
ISBN-13: 9780521036801
Subjects: Poetry & poets: classical, early & medieval; Language Arts & Disciplines; Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy; Latin; Language; Ancient Rome; Ancient, Classical & Medieval; General; Language Arts & Disciplines / General; Literary Collections / Ancient, Classical & Medieval; Lucretius Carus, Titus.--De rerum natura; Poetry : Ancient, Classical & Medieval
First sentence: Lucretius tells us in the proem to book 3 that he regards his poem as an imitation of the achievement of Epicurus, in whose footsteps he follows (3-4).