Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitleAtaraxia Vanquishes Eros: Lucretius' Sappho at De rerum natura 2.1-8.AuthorsEckerman, ChrisAbstractThis note details correspondences between Sappho fr. 16 (V.) and the proem to Book 2 of Lucretius' De rerum natura. The author argues that Lucretius polemically alludes to Sappho.SubjectsDE Rerum Natura (Poem : Lucretius); LUCRETIUS Carus, Titus, ca. 99 B.C.-55 B.C.; SAPPHO, ca. 630 B.C.-570 B.C.; GREEK poets; ALLUSIONS; POLEMICS in literature; LITERARY criticism; POETRY (Literary form)PublicationMnemosyne, 2021, Vol 74, Issue 1, p152ISSN0026-7074Publication typeArticleDOI10.1163/1568525X-BJA10031