Controversial Elements in Lucretius: A Thesis (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Character of the period. Causes of the apparent neglect of Lucretius by his contemporaries. Influence of Epicureanism upon cultivated Romans. Reasons for Cicero's comparative silence regarding Lucretius. Recognition of the poet by later generations.

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