Article ID: CBB047113960

Empedocles' 'Roots' in Lucretius' De Rerum Natura (2017)

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This article contributes to our ever-widening understanding of Empedocles' influence on Lucretius' De Rerum Natura by arguing that the noun "roots" (radices; stirpes) in the DRN often functions as a reflexive annotation of Lucretius' engagement with his didactic precursor, serving as a calque on the four generative substances (ῥιζώµατα) of Empedoclean physics. This noun and related forms function metapoetically (Lucretius suggests that the "roots" of his material and many Epicurean ideas are found in Empedocles) and almost always entail endorsement of Empedoclean philosophy, showing that the poetic and philosophical aspects of Lucretius' engagement with Empedocles are intertwined.

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Authors & Contributors
Guichard, Luis Arturo
Ottobrini, Tiziano
Nethercut, Jason S.
Ager, Britta
García Alonso, Juan Luis
Roberts, Alexandre M.
Concepts
Poetry and poetics
Science and literature
Natural philosophy
Philosophy
Natural history
Epicurianism
Time Periods
Ancient
4th century
5th century
Renaissance
Medieval
20th century
Places
Rome (Italy)
Greece
Roman Empire
Hellenistic world
Mediterranean region
Italy
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