The Garden of Epicurus
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4756363 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R E Wycherley (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1959 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 73 |
| Publication date | 1959-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Phoenix (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8299 • E-ISSN: 1929-4883 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1086973 |
| OpenAlex | W2328163375 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
IT IS commonly assumed, on the evidence of Epicurus' will and of Cicero,1 that Epicurus' house and the garden were distinct, even that while the house was in the city the garden was out in the suburbs, in the direction of the Academy. Professor N. W. DeWitt, in an ingenious article, and again in his excellent book on Epicurus,2 explains the curious word TpKiXUarOs as referring to a three-wheeled chair, used by Epicurus when he became infirm, and represents Epicurus as commuting daily between his house and the garden. He may well be right about
Art · Art history · Cicero · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Classics
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,12 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2024 (16) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |