Gordon, Pamela.

The Invention and Gendering of Epicurus. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (233 pages)

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: The First Lampoons of Epicurus -- Chapter 2: Odysseus and the Telos -- Chapter 3: A Woman Named "Pleasing" -- Chapter 4: Virtus and Voluptas -- Chapter 5: The Material Epicurean -- Conclusion: The Size of the Sun and the Gender of the Philosopher -- Works Cited -- Index Locorum -- General Index.

How a study of anti-Epicurian discourse can lead us to a better understanding of the cultural history of Epicurianism.

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Epicurus--Criticism and interpretation.
Epicureans (Greek philosophy).


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