Lucretius’ "De rerum natura": Sense and coherence of the prologue (1.1-148)
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Lucretius, Religious hymnus, Venus, Schemata or degree of difficulty of the rethoric intellectio.
Abstract
The preface of Lucretius´ De rerum natura (1.1-148) seems to be a worn out theme that has been treated dozens of times as much for its excellent quality and for the problems it raises. We hope to give a new meaning and solution to both. First, the hymn to Venus is not a mere convention, but breathes religious sentiment; Venus personifies not nature, but the pleasure and happiness and neither Venus exerts hegemony nor the prayers contradict the Epicurean theology. Even more, it seems that the hymnus is a religious epiphany very appropriate to the Epicurean theology. Second, we try to solve the textual difficulties of this episode. The key for this is the shared theme of the theory of the schemata.Downloads
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2015-11-16
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Ruiz Castellanos A. (2015). Lucretius’ "De rerum natura": Sense and coherence of the prologue (1.1-148). Cuadernos de Filología Clásica. Estudios Latinos, 35(2), 235-261. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_CFCL.2015.v35.n2.51098
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