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   "   of the infinite 347    "   of the individual 348    "   of the subtlety of Nature 349    "   of Nature as a living power 350

CHAPTER XIII.

THE RELIGIOUS ATTITUDE AND MORAL TEACHING OF LUCRETIUS.

General character of Greek epicureanism 356 Prevalence at Rome in the last age of the Republic 358 New type of epicureanism in Lucretius 360 Forms of evil against which his teaching was directed 363 Superstition 364 Fear of death 369 Ambition 374 Luxury 375 Passion of love 376 Limitation of his ethical views 378 His literary power as a moralist 381

CHAPTER XIV.

THE LITERARY ART AND GENIUS OF LUCRETIUS.

Artistic defects of the work 384       "         "      arising from the nature of the subject 385       "         "      from inequality in its execution 387 Intensity of feeling pervading the argument 388 Cumulative force in his rhythm 389 Qualities of his style 390 Freshness and sincerity of expression 392 Imaginative suggestiveness and creativeness 394 Use of analogies 395 Pictorial power 397 Poetical interpretation of Nature 398 Energy of movement in his descriptions 400 Poetic aspect of Nature influenced by his philosophy 402 Poetical interpretation of life 403 Modern interest of his poem 406

CHAPTER XV.

CATULLUS.

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