A Companion to Latin LiteratureA Companion to Latin Literature gives an authoritative account of Latin literature from its beginnings in the third century BC through to the end of the second century AD.
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240—after Livius Andronicus active 264—41 First Punic War (Rome Wins) 207 BC as poet / dramatist 2 18—201 Second Punic War (Rome Wins) e. 235—204 Naevius active as poet/ ZOO—146 Rome conquers Greece; Greek dramatist cultural influence ...
240—after Livius Andronicus active 264—41 First Punic War (Rome Wins) 207 BC as poet / dramatist 2 18—201 Second Punic War (Rome Wins) e. 235—204 Naevius active as poet/ ZOO—146 Rome conquers Greece; Greek dramatist cultural influence ...
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1 The Beginnings By the early first century BC the Romans had a literature. And they knew it. When Cicero (with some irony) taunts the freedman Erucius as a stranger 'not even to litterae' (ne a litteris quidem: S. Rosc.
1 The Beginnings By the early first century BC the Romans had a literature. And they knew it. When Cicero (with some irony) taunts the freedman Erucius as a stranger 'not even to litterae' (ne a litteris quidem: S. Rosc.
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Since successful performance required actors sufficiently skilled to speak and sing complex Latin from the stage, the Roman theatre's first docu— mented step cannot have been its first one. The notoriously obscure account of its origin ...
Since successful performance required actors sufficiently skilled to speak and sing complex Latin from the stage, the Roman theatre's first docu— mented step cannot have been its first one. The notoriously obscure account of its origin ...
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Some of this may recall the first production. The year (161) is plausible, and a story in the commentary of Donatus (on line 315) confirms that the actor— manager Ambivius Turpio played the title role. Much more, however, is odd.
Some of this may recall the first production. The year (161) is plausible, and a story in the commentary of Donatus (on line 315) confirms that the actor— manager Ambivius Turpio played the title role. Much more, however, is odd.
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Epic was the genre that first caught their eye. 2 Roman Epic (see also Hardie, Chapter 6) Epic too was, in a sense, Andronicus' invention. At some unknown time, and for some unknown reason, he translated the Odyssey into Latin verse.
Epic was the genre that first caught their eye. 2 Roman Epic (see also Hardie, Chapter 6) Epic too was, in a sense, Andronicus' invention. At some unknown time, and for some unknown reason, he translated the Odyssey into Latin verse.
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Bibliografische gegevens
| Titel | A Companion to Latin Literature Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World |
| Redacteur | Stephen Harrison |
| Editie | geannoteerd |
| Uitgever | John Wiley & Sons, 2008 |
| ISBN | 1405137371, 9781405137379 |
| Lengte | 472 pagina's |
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