The Philosophizing Muse

The Philosophizing Muse
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Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages : 382
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ISBN-10 : 9781443869850
ISBN-13 : 1443869856
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Download or read book The Philosophizing Muse written by David Konstan and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2014-10-17 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PIERIDES III, Editors: Myrto Garani and David Konstan Despite the Romans' reputation for being disdainful of abstract speculation, Latin poetry from its very beginning was deeply permeated by Greek philosophy. Philosophical elements and commonplaces have been identified and appreciated in a wide range of writers, but the extent of the Greek philosophical influence, and in particular the impact of Pythagorean, Empedoclean, Epicurean and Stoic doctrines, on Latin verse has never been fully in...


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