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[ SOLD OUT ] GATZEMEIER, Susanne, Ut ait Lucretius. Die Lukrezrezeption in der lateinischen Prosa bis Laktanz. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen, 2013. 341p. Hard bound. Corners cover a bit bumped. Lower edges cover a bit damaged. Small stamp to lower edge: Mängelexemplar. 'The volume charts the literary and philosophical reception of Lucretius' DRN in prose writers ranging from the mid-first century B.C. (Cicero) to the early-fourth century A.D. (Lactantius). Whereas prevoius surveys of Lucretius' Nachleben in individual authors have lacked any sound framework, G. has established her own solid method of approach, informed by the work on intertextuality of Heinrich Plett and Jörg Helbig; the first chapter outlines her sophisticated appreciation of the many and varied purposes the citation of a literary-philosophical text can serve. Throughout the book G. demonstrates admirable critical judgement informed by sound philological method and (...) circumspection in not forcing inferences beyond what the available evidence allows. (...) The fifth and most substantial chapter treats the Christian Fathers, in particular Ambrosius and Lactantius. (...) The final chapter summarises G.'s conclusions, recapitulating how the two facets of poet and philosopher diverge or intersect throughout antiquity. A well-stocked bibliography, index locorum and index nominum et rerum round off the book. This depth and careful survey provides many answers as well as raising many (often unanswerable) questions.' (DAVID BUTTERFIELD in The Classical Review (New Series), 2016, pp.111-113). (Antiquarian) (approx. delivery time: undeliverable) ISBN: 9783525252987