La poetica epicurea in Lucrezio, Cicerone ed altri

  • Francesco Giancotti Università di Torino

Abstract

The author refutes the widespread notion that Epicurus completely rejected poetry in all its forms; he thinks, on the contrary, that it could sometimes assume a didactic value for Epicurus.

He makes use of various sources, including Lucretius and Cicero (as for the latter, he especially quotes De finibus, also assessing the reliability of the information derived therefrom). Furthermore, he analyses the relationship of Epicureanism with paidéia and Homeric epicism: Epicurus would not completely reject the latter either, but, according to Giancotti, he would accept some aspects of it.

[Lorenza Roma A.SL. 2022 Liceo Cavour Torino]

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Published
2016-02-07
How to Cite
Giancotti, F. (2016). La poetica epicurea in Lucrezio, Cicerone ed altri. Ciceroniana On Line, 2(1-2). https://doi.org/10.13135/2532-5353/1462
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