‘Master Tommy Lucretius’: Thomas Gray’s Posthumous Life Writing and Conversing with the Dead in his Poetry to Richard West
This article considers Thomas Gray’s use of Lucretius’ De Rerum Natura in his prolific period of writing following Richard West’s death. Gray claims himself as ‘Master Tommy Lucretius’ in reference to his Latin philosophical poem, De Principiis Cogitandi; this self-presentation as a Lucretian poet c...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Groningen Press
2020-07-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Life Writing |
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| Online Access: | https://ejlw.eu/article/view/36897 |