The Resource Virgil on the nature of things : the Georgics, Lucretius, and the didactic tradition, Monica R. Gale
Virgil on the nature of things : the Georgics, Lucretius, and the didactic tradition, Monica R. Gale
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The item Virgil on the nature of things : the Georgics, Lucretius, and the didactic tradition, Monica R. Gale represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries.
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- Summary
- This book explores the relationship between the Georgics and earlier works in the didactic tradition. It is the first comprehensive study of Virgil's use of Lucretian themes, imagery, ideas and language; it also proposes a new reading of the poem as a whole
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiii, 321 pages)
- Contents
-
- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ABBREVIATIONS; 1 Introduction: influence, allusion, intertextuality; 2 Beginnings and endings; 3 The gods, the farmer and the natural world; 4 Virgil s metamorphoses: mythological allusions; 5 Labor improbus; 6 The wonders of the natural world; 7 The cosmic battlefield: warfare and military imagery; 8 Epilogue: the philosopher and the farmer; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX OF PASSAGES CITED; GENERAL INDEX
- Isbn
- 9780511030710
- Label
- Virgil on the nature of things : the Georgics, Lucretius, and the didactic tradition
- Title
- Virgil on the nature of things
- Title remainder
- the Georgics, Lucretius, and the didactic tradition
- Statement of responsibility
- Monica R. Gale
- Subject
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- Allusions
- Allusions in literature
- Allusions in literature
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- De rerum natura (Lucretius Carus, Titus)
- Didactic poetry, Latin
- Didactic poetry, Latin -- History and criticism
- Electronic books
- Georgica (Virgil)
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Intertextuality
- Intertextuality
- Intertextualité
- Literature
- Lucretius Carus, Titus
- Lucretius Carus, Titus
- Lucretius Carus, Titus -- Influence
- Lucrèce
- POETRY -- Ancient, Classical & Medieval
- Philosophie ancienne dans la littérature
- Philosophy
- Philosophy, Ancient, in literature
- Philosophy, Ancient, in literature
- Poésie didactique latine -- Histoire et critique
- Rome (Empire)
- Rome -- In literature
- Rome dans la littérature
- Virgil
- Virgil
- Virgil -- Knowledge | Literature
- Virgil -- Philosophy
- Virgile
- Virgile -- Et la littérature
- Virgile -- Philosophie
- Lucrèce -- Influence
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- This book explores the relationship between the Georgics and earlier works in the didactic tradition. It is the first comprehensive study of Virgil's use of Lucretian themes, imagery, ideas and language; it also proposes a new reading of the poem as a whole
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Gale, Monica
- Dewey number
- 871/.01
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PA6804.G4
- LC item number
- G35 2000eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Virgil
- Lucretius Carus, Titus
- Lucretius Carus, Titus
- Virgil
- Virgil
- Didactic poetry, Latin
- Philosophy, Ancient, in literature
- Allusions in literature
- Rome
- Intertextuality
- Virgile
- Lucrèce
- Lucrèce
- Virgile
- Virgile
- Lucretius Carus, Titus
- Virgil
- Poésie didactique latine
- Philosophie ancienne dans la littérature
- Intertextualité
- Allusions
- Rome dans la littérature
- POETRY
- Allusions in literature
- Didactic poetry, Latin
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Intertextuality
- Literature
- Philosophy
- Philosophy, Ancient, in literature
- Rome (Empire)
- Label
- Virgil on the nature of things : the Georgics, Lucretius, and the didactic tradition, Monica R. Gale
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-287) and indexes
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ABBREVIATIONS; 1 Introduction: influence, allusion, intertextuality; 2 Beginnings and endings; 3 The gods, the farmer and the natural world; 4 Virgil s metamorphoses: mythological allusions; 5 Labor improbus; 6 The wonders of the natural world; 7 The cosmic battlefield: warfare and military imagery; 8 Epilogue: the philosopher and the farmer; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX OF PASSAGES CITED; GENERAL INDEX
- Control code
- 56416029
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiii, 321 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780511030710
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- bb972d15-50a9-4d0d-82f7-93da630a6dbb
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)56416029
- Label
- Virgil on the nature of things : the Georgics, Lucretius, and the didactic tradition, Monica R. Gale
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-287) and indexes
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ABBREVIATIONS; 1 Introduction: influence, allusion, intertextuality; 2 Beginnings and endings; 3 The gods, the farmer and the natural world; 4 Virgil s metamorphoses: mythological allusions; 5 Labor improbus; 6 The wonders of the natural world; 7 The cosmic battlefield: warfare and military imagery; 8 Epilogue: the philosopher and the farmer; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX OF PASSAGES CITED; GENERAL INDEX
- Control code
- 56416029
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiii, 321 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780511030710
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- bb972d15-50a9-4d0d-82f7-93da630a6dbb
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)56416029
Subject
- Allusions
- Allusions in literature
- Allusions in literature
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- De rerum natura (Lucretius Carus, Titus)
- Didactic poetry, Latin
- Didactic poetry, Latin -- History and criticism
- Electronic books
- Georgica (Virgil)
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Intertextuality
- Intertextuality
- Intertextualité
- Literature
- Lucretius Carus, Titus
- Lucretius Carus, Titus
- Lucretius Carus, Titus -- Influence
- Lucrèce
- POETRY -- Ancient, Classical & Medieval
- Philosophie ancienne dans la littérature
- Philosophy
- Philosophy, Ancient, in literature
- Philosophy, Ancient, in literature
- Poésie didactique latine -- Histoire et critique
- Rome (Empire)
- Rome -- In literature
- Rome dans la littérature
- Virgil
- Virgil
- Virgil -- Knowledge | Literature
- Virgil -- Philosophy
- Virgile
- Virgile -- Et la littérature
- Virgile -- Philosophie
- Lucrèce -- Influence
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