Language of Atoms - Performativity and Politics in Lucretius'' De Rerum Natura

Zusatztext One of the most exciting fields currently in Classics is the study of ancient philosophical texts not simply as systems of thought but as dynamic historical and discursive phenomena that exploit the social practices and linguistic resources of the culture in which they are produced. In his rigorous exploration of the performative dimension of the De rerum natura, Shearin takes the study of the language of Lucretius to a new level of critical sophistication, and offers a fresh and compelling understanding of the poem's claims to a practical, therapeutic function. Informationen zum Autor W. H. Shearin is Assistant Professor of Classics, University of Miami and co-editor of Dynamic Reading (OUP 2012). Klappentext The Language of Atoms argues that Epicurean writing, specifically Lucretius', offers a theory of performative language, of how language acts rather than describes. Zusammenfassung The Language of Atoms argues that Epicurean writing, specifically Lucretius', offers a theory of performative language, of how language acts rather than describes. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Preface 1) Speech Acts in Epicureanism 2) Lucretian Promises: fides, foedus, and the Politics of Nature 3) Antonomasia, Anonymity, and Atoms: Naming Effects in De rerum natura 4) Catachrestic Origins: Speech Acts and the Politics of the Performative Works Cited Index

Product details

• Authors: W H Shearin, W. H. Shearin, Shearin W. H.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.04.2015
• EAN: 9780190202422
• ISBN: 978-0-19-020242-2
• No. of pages: 232
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, Latin, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient Rome, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500, Literary studies: poetry and poets, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory