Lucretius, Euripides and the Philosophers
De Rerum Natura 5.13–21
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9665347 |
|---|---|
| Authors | S J Harrison (Corpus Christi College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 195-198 |
| Publication date | 1990-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Classical Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-8388 • E-ISSN: 1471-6844 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0009838800026884 |
| OpenAlex | W2103463319 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 3 |
Here in the proem to his fifth book Lucretius is praising the philosophical achievements or discoveries (‘reperta’) of Epicurus through favourable comparison with other discoveries of traditional heroic or divine figures; first, in this passage, with the products of bread and wine associated with the gods Ceres and Liber (Bacchus), and later with the deeds of the god-hero Hercules. This technique clearly derives from the σ⋯γκρισις of formal rhetoric, one of the basic exercises (προγυμν⋯σματα, exercitationes primae ) through which composition was taught in ancient schools, and Lucretius begins with ‘confer’, an imperative which has something of a formulaic force in rhetorical comparisons. But it is not the purpose of this note to point out the rhetorical qualities of this passage; Lucretius' treatment of Ceres and Liber has other important literary and philosophical associations, links which have not been noted or explored by scholars
Art · Composition (language · HERO · Literature · Rhetoric · Rhetorical question · Theology · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Classics · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2020 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |