Atoms, Ataraxy, and Allusion: Cross-generic Imitation of the De Rerum Natura in Early Augustan Poetry |
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... alliterative patterns . In both cases there is extensive alliteration in " t " and " c . " Lucretius has embedded his tympana in such an alliterative series in order to mimic the metallic clash of the timbrels ( " tympana tenta tonant ...
... alliterative patterns . In both cases there is extensive alliteration in " t " and " c . " Lucretius has embedded his tympana in such an alliterative series in order to mimic the metallic clash of the timbrels ( " tympana tenta tonant ...
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... alliteration , which is characteristic of archaizing poetry such as that of Lucretius , as well as a marked propensity for periphrastic nominal expressions , inchoative verbs , postposition of prepositions , repetition through use of ...
... alliteration , which is characteristic of archaizing poetry such as that of Lucretius , as well as a marked propensity for periphrastic nominal expressions , inchoative verbs , postposition of prepositions , repetition through use of ...
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... alliterative elements in lines 195-7 : “ speluncas ... structas ” ( 195 ) , a noun and modifier pair , encloses " saxis pendentibus , " also a grammatical unit ; " cernere ... coorta " ( 196 ) constitutes a frame of verbal forms ; and ...
... alliterative elements in lines 195-7 : “ speluncas ... structas ” ( 195 ) , a noun and modifier pair , encloses " saxis pendentibus , " also a grammatical unit ; " cernere ... coorta " ( 196 ) constitutes a frame of verbal forms ; and ...
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Prologos | 3 |
Atoms and Ariadnes Lament | 10 |
Echoes of the Pastoral Muse | 31 |
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adjective Aeneas Aeneid aequora alliteration allusions animalia animi appears artus Ataraxy atque Bacchylides caeca caeli caelum Callimachus canibus Carm Carmina Catullan Catullus 51 Catullus 64 Catullus and Lucretius citation corpore correspondence curas Daphnis deus diatribe didactic Eclogues enim Ennian Ennius epic Epicurean Epicurus Epistles existence ferarum genus Georgics haec haud Hesiod hinc Homer Horace Horace's Horatian Iliad imitation of Lucretius ipsa ipse Iuppiter Latin lines loca Lucretian influence Lucretian passage Lucretius Lucretius and Catullus lumine magnis magno membra metaphorical metus mihi mortalis neque nobis nunc Odes omnia otium particular pastoral pectore periphrastic Philodemus philosophical phrase poem poet poetic poetry primum quae quam quibus quid quod quoque rebus Rerum Natura Roman saepe Sappho's Satires sermones sidera Silenus silvas simulacra Stoic strophe sunt tamen tellus terras themes tibi venti verb videmus Virgil vita δὲ καὶ