Philodemus' ''peri poiematon'' and Horace's ''Ars Poetica'': Adapting Alexandrian aesthetics to Epicurean and Roman traditions

Philodemus, an Epicurean philosopher and poet of the first century B.C., attempted to modernize Epicureanism by integrating poetry into its doctrines. His goals in his π\varepsilon\rho\grave{\iota} π o \iota\etaμ\acute{α}\tauω\nu were to refute carefully Epicurus' rejection of poetry as unfit for his followers, and give poetry a facade compatible to Epicureanism. Philodemus' Epicurean poetic theory ultimately recalls in many respects the Alexandrian poetic ideals: poetry should aim at hedonism, delighting the public with elegant and laboriously refined verses, and should have no other practical purpose, such as educating or influencing public morals.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Classics

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Summers, Anastasia Tsakiropoulou

Contributors dc:contributor

• Newman, John Kevin

• Language, Ancient
• Literature, Classical
• Literature, Comparative

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1995 Summers, Anastasia Tsakiropoulou

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9543740
(UMI)AAI9543740

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/20495