Philodemus and Poetry: Poetic Theory and Practice in Lucretius, Philodemus, and Horace Hardcover - 1995
by Dirk Obbink (Editor)
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Building on recent advances in the reconstruction of the charred papyri of Philodemus of Gadara (ca. 110-40 B.C.) excavated from the Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum, this volume presents eleven new chapters in the history of literary criticism in antiquity. The essays, written by noted scholars, treat the papyrus texts of Philodemus' treatises on poetry and the related subjects of rhetoric and music, establishing links with his Roman contemporaries Lucretius, Catullus, Horace, and Vergil. The study offers a critical survey of current trends and developments in recent scholarship on Philodemus in particular and Hellenistic literary theory in general. The volume contains a complete translation of a new text of Philodemus' On Poems book 5. Individual essays evaluate the philosophical and historical importance of these Epicurean treatises and of Philodemus as a literary theorist, as they document connections between Greek philosophy and Roman literary production in the first century B.C. The recent papyrus discoveries of Ennius, Lucretius, and Posidippus make this an especially topical volume.
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- Title Philodemus and Poetry: Poetic Theory and Practice in Lucretius, Philodemus, and Horace
- Author Dirk Obbink (Editor)
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 336
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Oxford University Press, USA, New York
- Date 1995-06-08
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780195088151 / 0195088158
- Weight 1.45 lbs (0.66 kg)
- Dimensions 9.22 x 6.34 x 1.15 in (23.42 x 16.10 x 2.92 cm)
- Reading level 1540
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- Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Library of Congress subjects Aesthetics, Ancient, Poetics - History - To 1500
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 93039253
- Dewey Decimal Code 881.010
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