Matthew M Gorey

Atomism in the Aeneid

Physics, Politics, and Cosmological Disorder

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Atomism in the Aeneid investigates allusions to Lucretian atomism in descriptions of indecision, violence, and disorder in Virgil's epic. Drawing upon a long tradition of anti-atomist discourse in Greek philosophy, Gorey argues that atomic imagery functions as a metaphor for cosmic and political anarchy in the Aeneid.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. März 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 160mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9780197518748
• ISBN-10: 0197518745
• Artikelnr.: 60412070

Autorenporträt

Matthew M. Gorey is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Wabash College.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Lucretian Allusion, Virgilian Allegory
Chapter 1. Characterizations of Epicurean Atomism
Chapter 2. Trojans Under the Influence of Atomism (Epic Winners)
Chapter 3. Non-Trojans Under the Influence of Atomism (Epic Losers)
Chapter 4. Turnus and the End of the Epicurean World
Chapter 5. Atomism And The Worldview of the Aeneid
Bibliography
Index