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Atomism in the Aeneid: Physics, Politics, and Cosmological Disorder Gorey, Matthew M. (Visiting Assistant Professor, Visiting Assistant Professor, Wabash College)
Atomism in the Aeneid: Physics, Politics, and Cosmological Disorder
Gorey, Matthew M. (Visiting Assistant Professor, Visiting Assistant Professor, Wabash College)
Atomism in the Aeneid investigates allusions to Lucretian atomism in descriptions of indecision, violence, and disorder in Virgil's epic. Drawing upon a long tradition of anti-atomist discourse in Greek philosophy, Gorey argues that atomic imagery functions as a metaphor for cosmic and political anarchy in the Aeneid.
184 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | August 4, 2021 |
| ISBN13 | 9780197518748 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 184 |
| Dimensions | 244 × 164 × 20 mm · 428 g |
| Language | English |
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