1. The Criticism of Didactic Poetry -- 2. The De rerum natura of Lucretius -- 3. The Philosophical Language of Lucretius -- 4. The Georgics of Virgil -- 5. Ovid: The Ars amatoria
Summary
Dalzell presents three of the major didactic poems in the classical canon: the De rerum natura of Lucretius, the Georgics of Virgil, and the Ars amatoria of Ovid, considering what tools are available for their understanding
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-212)