The dissertation examines the question of the importance, provenance, and function of rhetorical techniques in Lucretius' De Rerum Natura. The term "rhetoric" i
The third book of Lucretius' great poem on the workings of the universe is devoted entirely to expounding the implications of Epicurus' dictum that death does n
-- A brief biography of Lucretius -- History of materialist theory of the universe -- Detailed discussion of Lucretian originality and style -- Section on meter