Resumen de Woven alliteration in the de "rerum natura"
Lucretius’ use of alliteration in the De Rerum Natura employs interlocking alliterative patterns that are “woven” in such a way as to reflect his use of the poetic metaphor of weaving. Common Latin weaving vocabulary (exordia, implico, necto, radius, texo/textura, etc.) plays an important role in identifying each passage that contains interlocked alliteration. This article employs Burke’s theories regarding “concealed alliteration” to demonstrate how these “colliterative” occurrences add new texture to an already rich and complex poem.
