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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235—204 Naevius active as poet/ ZOO—146 Rome conquers Greece; Greek dramatist cultural influence on Rome e. 205—184 Plautus active as dramatist 149—146 Third and final Punic War (Rome conquers Carthage) ...
235—204 Naevius active as poet/ ZOO—146 Rome conquers Greece; Greek dramatist cultural influence on Rome e. 205—184 Plautus active as dramatist 149—146 Third and final Punic War (Rome conquers Carthage) ...
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Ep. 2.1.69-71) and Suetonius ignored it completely - but Naevius clearly saw possi— bilities in Andronicus' approach to the challenge of writing epic in Latin. His Bellum Punicum, the first original Roman epic and the first poem ...
Ep. 2.1.69-71) and Suetonius ignored it completely - but Naevius clearly saw possi— bilities in Andronicus' approach to the challenge of writing epic in Latin. His Bellum Punicum, the first original Roman epic and the first poem ...
Pagina 21
Andronicus and Naevius were, like Ennius, products of Magna Graecia and scarcely innocent of Greek learning. Their choice of the Saturnian was as deliberate as Ennius' counter—choice. His greater willingness to exploit Greek forms is ...
Andronicus and Naevius were, like Ennius, products of Magna Graecia and scarcely innocent of Greek learning. Their choice of the Saturnian was as deliberate as Ennius' counter—choice. His greater willingness to exploit Greek forms is ...
Pagina 23
It took Crates to show Romans that they already possessed the elements of a national literature, and however impressive the epics of Naevius and Ennius were to their original audiences, it required editors working after Crates' example ...
It took Crates to show Romans that they already possessed the elements of a national literature, and however impressive the epics of Naevius and Ennius were to their original audiences, it required editors working after Crates' example ...
Pagina 26
Plautus, Naevius and Ennius were Italian provincials who earned a living by teaching and writing. Caecilius, an Insubrian Gaul, was also a professional. They must all have been well connected. Andronicus received senatorial commissions.
Plautus, Naevius and Ennius were Italian provincials who earned a living by teaching and writing. Caecilius, an Insubrian Gaul, was also a professional. They must all have been well connected. Andronicus received senatorial commissions.
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| 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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