The philosophizing muse : the influence of Greek philosophy on Roman poetry / edited by Myrto Garani and David Konstan.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Garani, Myrto, editor.
• Konstan, David, editor.

Series:

• Pierides ; Volume 3.
• Pierides ; Volume 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Latin poetry--Greek influences.
• Philosophy, Ancient.
• Philosophy, Ancient, in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (382 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

PIERIDES III, Editors: Myrto Garani and David Konstan Despite the Romans' reputation for being disdainful of abstract speculation, Latin poetry from its very beginning was deeply permeated by Greek philosophy. Philosophical elements and commonplaces have been identified and appreciated in a wide range of writers, but the extent of the Greek philosophical influence, and in particular the impact of Pythagorean, Empedoclean, Epicurean and Stoic doctrines, on Latin verse has never been fully in...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; PREFACE; CONTRIBUTORS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX LOCORUM; GENERAL INDEX

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and indexes.
• Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 29, 2014).

ISBN:

1-4438-6985-6

OCLC:

893739761