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OverviewFrom beginning to end, the De rerum natura upsets expectations. This book's premise is that Lucretius intentionally provokes his imagined male audience, playfully and forcefully proving to them that they are not the men they suppose themselves to be. From astral bodies to the magnetic draw of human sexuality to the social bonds linking parents to children, Lucretius shows that everything is compounded material, both a source of atomic issue and receptacle of atomic ingress. The universe, as Lucretius presents it, is a never-ending cycle of material interpenetration, connectivity, and dissolution. Roman men, in the vastness of it all, are only exceptional in their self-defeating fantasies. Close analysis of Lucretius' poetics reveals an unremitting assault upon the fictions that comprise Roman masculinity, from seminal conception in utero to existential decomposition in the grave. Nevertheless, Lucretius offers an Epicurean vision of masculinity that just might save the Republic. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael Pope (Brigham Young University, Utah)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.489kg ISBN: 9781009242318ISBN 10: 1009242318 Pages: 300 Publication Date: 25 May 2023 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1. Odd men out; 2. Humbled beginnings; 3. Nature's assault upon the senses; 4. The hole that gapes for all; 5. The ties that bind; 6. Vir Recreandus; Bibliography.ReviewsAuthor InformationMICHAEL POPE is an Associate Professor of Classical Studies at Brigham Young University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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