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Lucretius and the end of masculinity / Michael Pope.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pope, Michael, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lucretius Carus, Titus. De rerum natura.
- Lucretius Carus, Titus.
- Masculinity--Rome.
- Masculinity.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vii, 229 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
- Summary:
- A book-length study of sexuality and gender in De rerum natura. The author argues that the understanding of the universe it presents represents an unremitting assault upon the fictions that comprise Roman masculinity. Nevertheless, Lucretius offers an Epicurean vision of masculinity that just might save the Republic.
- Notes:
- Also issued in print: 2023.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 24, 2023).
- Other Format:
- Print version :
- ISBN:
- 9781009242349
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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