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- Vergil, Philodemus, and the Augustans
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- 2004
- Published by: University of Texas Press
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The essays in this book offer a new baseline for understanding the effect of Philodemus and Epicureanism on both the thought and poetic practices of Vergil, Horace, and other Augustan writers.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- p. ix
- Abbreviations
- pp. xi-xii
- Introduction
- pp. 1-22
- I. Early Vergil
- 2. Philosophy’s Harbor
- pp. 37-42
- II. Eclogues and Georgics
- 6. Vergil in the Shadow of Vesuvius
- pp. 85-100
- III. The Aeneid: The Emotions
- IV. The Aeneid: Piety and the Gods
- 10. Piety in Vergil and Philodemus
- pp. 159-174
- V. The Aeneid: Aesthetics
- VI. Other Augustan Poets
- Bibliography
- pp. 323-342
- Contributors
- pp. 343-346
- General Index
- pp. 347-356
- Index Locorum
- pp. 357-361
Additional Information
ISBN
9780292798113
Related ISBN(s)
9780292701816
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OCLC
967589083
Pages
375
Launched on MUSE
2017-01-05
Language
English
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No
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