Lucretius on Death and Anxiety

Lucretius on Death and Anxiety

Author: Charles Segal

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2014-07-14

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 1400861292

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In a fresh interpretation of Lucretius's On the Nature of Things, Charles Segal reveals this great poetical account of Epicurean philosophy as an important and profound document for the history of Western attitudes toward death. He shows that this poem, aimed at promoting spiritual tranquillity, confronts two anxieties about death not addressed in Epicurus's abstract treatment--the fear of the process of dying and the fear of nothingness. Lucretius, Segal argues, deals more specifically with the body in dying because he draws on the Roman concern with corporeality as well as on the rich traditions of epic and tragic poetry on mortality. Segal explains how Lucretius's sensitivity to the vulnerability of the body's boundaries connects the deaths of individuals with the deaths of worlds, thereby placing human death into the poem's larger context of creative and destructive energies in the universe. The controversial ending of the poem, which describes the plague at Athens, is thus the natural culmination of a theme developed over the course of the work. Originally published in 1990. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.


Oxford Handbook of Epicurus and Epicureanism

Oxford Handbook of Epicurus and Epicureanism

Author: Phillip Mitsis

Publisher: Oxford Handbooks

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 848

ISBN-13: 0199744211

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This volume offers authoritative discussions of all aspects of the philosophy of Epicurus (340-271 BCE) and then traces Epicurean influences throughout the Western tradition. It is an unmatched resource for those wishing to deepen their knowledge of Epicureanism's powerful arguments about death, happiness, and the nature of the material world.


Lucretius and the End of Masculinity

Lucretius and the End of Masculinity

Author: Michael Pope

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2023-05-25

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 1009242318

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Argues that Lucretius presents the male body as ineluctably vulnerable and thereby shows Roman masculinity to be a fiction.


Lucretius De Rerum Natura IV

Lucretius De Rerum Natura IV

Author: Titus Lucretius Carus

Publisher: Liverpool University Press

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 183

ISBN-13: 0856683094

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Book IV of Lucretius' great philosophical poem deals mainly with the psychology of sensation and thought. The heart of this book is a new text, incorporating the latest scholarship on the text of Lucretius, with a clear prose facing translation. The commentary concentrates on the thought of the text (relating it to other philosophers beside Epicurus) and the poetry of the Latin, placing the text in relation to Roman literature in general, and attempting to demonstrate the poetic genius of Lucretius. The introduction deals with the didactic tradition in ancient literature and Lucretius' place in it, the structure of De Rerum Natura, the salient features of the philosophy of Epicurus and the transmission of the text.


The Philosophizing Muse

The Philosophizing Muse

Author: David Konstan

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2014-10-17

Total Pages: 382

ISBN-13: 1443869856

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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...


Philodemus and Poetry

Philodemus and Poetry

Author: Dirk Obbink

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 1995-06-08

Total Pages: 331

ISBN-13: 0195358546

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This is an edited collection by a distinguished team of scholars on the philosopher and poet Philodemus of Gadara (ca. 110-40 BC). The discovery of his library at Herculaneum, and the editing and gradual publication of the material, has reawakened interest in the philosophical and historical importance of his work. Philodemus presents us with a poetic theory of interest in itself, and several of his treatises provide us with instances of how poetry was seen as providing moral paradigms and guidance. These essays explore the many facets of Philodemus's work and the relationship between them, offering a critical survey of recent trends and developments in scholarship on Philodemus in particular and Hellenistic literary theory in general.


Paul and His Social Relations

Paul and His Social Relations

Author: Stanley E. Porter

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2012-11-13

Total Pages: 399

ISBN-13: 9004244220

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This volume addresses many of the questions surrounding Paul and his social relations, including how to define and analyze such relations, their relationship to Paul's historical and social context, how Paul related to numerous friends and foes, and the implications for understanding Paul's letters as well as his theology.