Jason S Nethercut
Biographic Data
| ID | 5656416 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jason S Nethercut |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jason S |
| FAMILY NAME | Nethercut |
| SIGNATURE | NETHERCUT J S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South Florida |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A Note on the Ascription of Ennius, Annales 5 Skutsch
This note adduces corroborating evidence for Skutsch's ascription of Enn. Ann . 5 to a description of the water cycle in the speech of Homer in the proem to the Annales . Despite the flawed argumentation in Skutsch's presentation and despite a general reluctance among scholars to endorse his ascription, this note argues that his solution should remain part of the scholarly discussion, not least because there are aspects of Skutsch's argument that…
Callimachus, Lucretius, and Didactic Elements in Vergil’s Aeneid -Proem
Ennius Noster
Contrary to critical consensus, Jason S. Nethercut argues that throughout the De Rerum Natura, Lucretius' use of Ennius' Annales as a formal model for a long discursive poem in epic meter was neither inevitable nor predictable, and was in fact used to dismantle the values for which Ennius stood
History and myth in Graeco-Roman epic
This essay explores the boundaries that separate historical epic from mythological epic, concluding that these are much more malleable than one may think. By analysing specific structural elements that recur indiscriminately in both mythological and historical epic (e.g. type-scenes), I emphasise the similarities between these two modes of epic. In fact, diachronic, intertextual analysis of the epic tradition underscores how productive the cross-…
Provisional Argumentation and Lucretius’ Honeyed Cup
Given that Lucretius offers a systematic and cohesive explanation of the workings of nature, we should not expect inconsistencies in his poem. The explanation presented by Lucretius emphatically rejects any interventionist divine machinery of the cosmos, offering in its place the eminently regular dynamics of atomic configuration and dissolution, which can explain everything that pertains to natural philosophy without necessitating the activity o…
The Alexandrian Footnote in Lucretius’ De Rerum Natura
This paper contributes evidence to support the widely accepted view that Lucretius may justly be regarded by the reader as a Callimachean poet by synthesizing and analyzing Lucretius’ use of the so-called ‘Alexandrian footnote’ in the DRN . Although most scholars have come to agree with Kenney that Lucretius embraces many of the same poetic ideals as his contemporaries, there are still some who remain skeptical of Kenney’s thesis, and, while Kenn…
Hercules and Apollo in Ovid’s Metamorphoses
This paper argues that in Ovid’s Hercules episode in the Metamorphoses (9.1–323) Ovid alludes extensively to the Homeric Hymn to Apollo. As a result, the reader is encouraged to recognize a deep connection between the two figures in Ovid’s poem, a connection that reflects their association in Augustan visual iconography. Narrative dynamics in the Hercules episode reveal that Ovid was aware of the structural issues that inhere in the Hymn and that…
Ennius Noster
Contrary to critical consensus, Jason S. Nethercut argues that throughout the De Rerum Natura, Lucretius' use of Ennius' Annales as a formal model for a long discursive poem in epic meter was neither inevitable nor predictable, and was in fact used to dismantle the values for which Ennius stood
The Alexandrian Footnote in Lucretius’ De Rerum Natura
This paper contributes evidence to support the widely accepted view that Lucretius may justly be regarded by the reader as a Callimachean poet by synthesizing and analyzing Lucretius’ use of the so-called ‘Alexandrian footnote’ in the DRN . Although most scholars have come to agree with Kenney that Lucretius embraces many of the same poetic ideals as his contemporaries, there are still some who remain skeptical of Kenney’s thesis, and, while Kenn…
Provisional Argumentation and Lucretius’ Honeyed Cup
Given that Lucretius offers a systematic and cohesive explanation of the workings of nature, we should not expect inconsistencies in his poem. The explanation presented by Lucretius emphatically rejects any interventionist divine machinery of the cosmos, offering in its place the eminently regular dynamics of atomic configuration and dissolution, which can explain everything that pertains to natural philosophy without necessitating the activity o…
Hercules and Apollo in Ovid’s Metamorphoses
This paper argues that in Ovid’s Hercules episode in the Metamorphoses (9.1–323) Ovid alludes extensively to the Homeric Hymn to Apollo. As a result, the reader is encouraged to recognize a deep connection between the two figures in Ovid’s poem, a connection that reflects their association in Augustan visual iconography. Narrative dynamics in the Hercules episode reveal that Ovid was aware of the structural issues that inhere in the Hymn and that…
The Alexandrian Footnote in Lucretius’ De Rerum Natura
This paper contributes evidence to support the widely accepted view that Lucretius may justly be regarded by the reader as a Callimachean poet by synthesizing and analyzing Lucretius’ use of the so-called ‘Alexandrian footnote’ in the DRN . Although most scholars have come to agree with Kenney that Lucretius embraces many of the same poetic ideals as his contemporaries, there are still some who remain skeptical of Kenney’s thesis, and, while Kenn…
Provisional Argumentation and Lucretius’ Honeyed Cup
Given that Lucretius offers a systematic and cohesive explanation of the workings of nature, we should not expect inconsistencies in his poem. The explanation presented by Lucretius emphatically rejects any interventionist divine machinery of the cosmos, offering in its place the eminently regular dynamics of atomic configuration and dissolution, which can explain everything that pertains to natural philosophy without necessitating the activity o…
History and myth in Graeco-Roman epic
This essay explores the boundaries that separate historical epic from mythological epic, concluding that these are much more malleable than one may think. By analysing specific structural elements that recur indiscriminately in both mythological and historical epic (e.g. type-scenes), I emphasise the similarities between these two modes of epic. In fact, diachronic, intertextual analysis of the epic tradition underscores how productive the cross-…
Callimachus, Lucretius, and Didactic Elements in Vergil’s Aeneid -Proem
Ennius Noster
Contrary to critical consensus, Jason S. Nethercut argues that throughout the De Rerum Natura, Lucretius' use of Ennius' Annales as a formal model for a long discursive poem in epic meter was neither inevitable nor predictable, and was in fact used to dismantle the values for which Ennius stood
A Note on the Ascription of Ennius, Annales 5 Skutsch
This note adduces corroborating evidence for Skutsch's ascription of Enn. Ann . 5 to a description of the water cycle in the speech of Homer in the proem to the Annales . Despite the flawed argumentation in Skutsch's presentation and despite a general reluctance among scholars to endorse his ascription, this note argues that his solution should remain part of the scholarly discussion, not least because there are aspects of Skutsch's argument that…
Classical Antiquity Studies (7 works) · Art (6 works) · Literature (6 works) · Classical Philosophy and Thought (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Classics (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (3 works) · Organic Chemistry Synthesis Methods (3 works)