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Showing 1 to 2 of 2 for “"ancient epic"”.
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Experiencing Color in the Indo-European World: A Literary and Linguistic Approach
… study investigates the language of color in the ancient Indo-European world. The first of three parts is a linguistic endeavor that traces the history of color terms in the Indo-European language family and reconstructs the color roots that existed at various stages throughout the pre-histories …
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Poetic genetics : family, sexual reproduction, and community in Lucretius' De rerum natura
… of these topics in Lucretius’ formulation of Epicureanism for a Roman audience. I argue that Lucretius modifies Epicurus’ teachings about family and sex to render Epicureanism more palatable to a Roman audience. I explore the cultural resonance of the social metaphors Lucretius uses to explain …