Lucretius and the Diatribe Against the Fear of Death: De Rerum Natura III, 830-1094 [lines]

additional adds alliteration analogy appears argument assume atque audience Bailey Bion Bion's body character Cicero cited combined common commonplace concerning conclusion connection consolatory course created critics dealing death devices diatribal style didactic discussion Dissertation doctrine effect emphasis employed Epicurean Epicurus epigram especially evidence example expressed fact fear figures footnote fragment Further genre Greek Heinze idea illustrate imitation important indicate influence instance intended interlocutor involved Kenney lines listed literature Lucretian Lucretius Lucretius III mentioned method moral myths nature observes obviously omnia one's opinion parody passage perhaps Philodemus philosophical poet poet's poetry polemic possible present probably proof prosopopoiia quae questions Quintilian quod quoted reference reflect remarks rerum resembles Rhetorica ad Herennium rhetorical ridicule Roman seems similar sketch sound Stork stresses Teles term theme tion tone topics tradition vita writes καὶ