Oxford Readings in Lucretius

"This book gathers together eighteen of the most important and influential scholarly articles of the last 60-70 years (three of which are translated into English here for the first time) on the De Rerum Natura of Lucretius. The authors explore Lucretius' poetic and argumentative technique from a variety of perspectives: topics covered include imagery, analogy, and word-play; intertextual relations with Homer, Empedocles, Callimachus, Ennius, and other poetic and philosophical predecessors; and ways in which the poem reflects and responds to the values and ideology of contemporary Roman society. The problematic proem and conclusion of the poem are also a focus of attention."--BOOK JACKET.

Monica R. Gale is Senior Lecturer in Classics at Trinity College, Dublin.