Title Lucretius and the transformation of Greek wisdom / David Sedley.

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Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998.

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Description	1 online resource (xviii, 234 pages)
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-216) and indexes.
Note	Print version record.
Contents	1. The Empedoclean opening -- 2. Two languages, two worlds -- 3. Lucretius the fundamentalist -- 4. Epicurus, On nature -- 5. Lucretius' plan and its execution -- 6. The imprint of Theophrastus -- 7. The transformation of book I.
Subject	Lucretius Carus, Titus -- Knowledge -- Greece.
	Theophrastus -- Influence.
	Empedocles -- Influence.
	Epicurus -- Influence.
	Lucretius Carus, Titus. De rerum natura.
	Theophrastus, 372 B.C.-287 B.C. -- Influence.
	Empedocles, active 477 B.C.-432 B.C. -- Influence.
	Empedocles. (OCoLC)fst00046027
	Epicurus. (OCoLC)fst00044478
	Lucretius Carus, Titus. (OCoLC)fst00032970
	Theophrastus. (OCoLC)fst00042891
	De rerum natura (Lucretius Carus, Titus) (OCoLC)fst01356043
	Lucretius Carus, Titus.
	De rerum natura.
	Didactic poetry, Latin -- History and criticism.
	Philosophy, Ancient, in literature.
	Latin poetry -- Greek influences.
	PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys -- Ancient & Classical.
	Art. (OCoLC)fst00815177
	Didactic poetry, Latin. (OCoLC)fst00893018
	Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) (OCoLC)fst00972484
	Latin poetry -- Greek influences. (OCoLC)fst00993377
	Philosophy, Ancient, in literature. (OCoLC)fst01060872
	Greece. (OCoLC)fst01208380
	De rerum natura (Lucretius)
	Invloed.
	Griekse oudheid.
	Philosophie.
	Griechenland <Altertum>.
Indexed Term	Humaniora Filosofi.
Genre/Form	Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
Other Form:	Print version: Sedley, D.N. Lucretius and the transformation of Greek wisdom. Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998 0521570328 (DLC) 97035277 (OCoLC)37742251
ISBN	051102083X (electronic bk.)
	9780511020834 (electronic bk.)
	9780511482380 (electronic bk.)
	0511482388 (electronic bk.)

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