The Criticism of Didactic Poetry: Essays on Lucretius, Virgil, and Ovid

Alexander Dalzell

Published by University of Toronto Press 1996

The Criticism of Didactic Poetry

Essays on Lucretius, Virgil, and Ovid

Alexander Dalzell

In the series Robson Classical Lectures

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442673601

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About this book

Dalzell presents three of the major didactic poems in the classical canon, the De rerum natura of Lucretius, the Georgics of Virgil, and the Ars amatoria of Ovid, and considers what tools are available for their understanding.

Author / Editor information

Dalzell Alexander :

Alexander Dalzell is professor emeritus of classics at the University of Toronto (Trinity College).

Reviews

R.J. Tarrant:

'Dalzell's treatment presupposes a reader already familiar with the poems who does not require proof or illustrations of their poetic qualities. For such readers these thoughtful essays will provide in good measure the quintessentially didactic combination of instruction and enjoyment.'

W.W. de Grummond:

'Dalzell's treatment presupposes a reader already familiar with the poems who does not require proof or illustrations of their poetic qualities. For such readers these thoughtful essays will provide in good measure the quintessentially didactic combination of instruction and enjoyment.'

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Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Foreword Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
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Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. The Criticism of Didactic Poetry Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	8
2. The De rerum natura of Lucretius Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
3. The Philosophical Language of Lucretius Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	72
4. The Georgics of Virgil Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	104
5. Ovid: The Ars amatoria Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	132
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Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 240

eBook

Published: December 5, 1996
ISBN: 9781442673601