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Chargement... Fragmentary Republican Latin: Livius Andronicus. Naevius. Caecilius (6) (Loeb Classical Library) (Volume VI)par Robert Maltby (Directeur de publication)
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This book is the latest installment in the Loeb series, Fragmentary Republican Latin (FRL), which has gradually been replacing (and considerably expanding and improving) the four volumes in Warmington’s now dated Remains of Old Latin (ROL). We have so far received editions of Ennius (FRL I–II) and the fragmentary republican orators (FRL III–V); here Robert Maltby and Niall Slater offer us the wreckage of Livius Andronicus, Naevius, and Caecilius Statius (FRL VI). The standards established by the editors of the first five FRL volumes are extremely high (anecdotally, but truthfully, it was encountering FRL I and II as a PhD student that persuaded me to start caring about early Latin poetry). And there is also a particular need for Andronicus, Naevius, and Caecilius to be treated in this series: none of those poets has received a commentary or a translation that is at once full, reliable, and in contemporary English – despite the fact that they have all been garnering more and more interest in the world of anglophone literary criticism. So, there was a lot for Maltby and Slater to live up to, and it was important that they got it right. Did they? In part, yes; in part, no. Appartient à la série
"The 'Loeb classical library' series 'Fragmentary Republican Latin' continues with three highly influential pioneers in the creation and development of Latin poetry. Livius Andronicus (born ca. 292 BC) was regarded by the Romans as the founder of Latin literature, introducing tragedy and comedy, adapting Homer's 'Odyssey' into Saturnian verse, and composing a nationally important hymn for Juno. A meeting place for writers and actors was established in the temple of Minerva on the Aventine in recognition of his poetic achievements. Naevius (born ca. 280-260), though most famous for his comedies, also wrote tragedy and epic. He innovated by incorporating Roman material into his Greek models and writing on Roman subjects independently. The inventor of the 'fabula praetexta', drama on a Roman theme, he also introduced new topics to Roman tragedy, especially those relating to Troy, and his 'Punic War', the first epic on a Roman historical subject, was a longtime school text and a favorite of Augustus. Caecilius (born probably in the 220s), a friend of the older Ennius, excelled at comedy, of which he was Rome's leading exponent during his career, and was so considered by posterity. Caecilius continued the Naevian practice of inserting Roman allusions into his works and was admired by later critics particularly for his substantive and well-constructed plots, and for his ability to arouse emotion. The texts [in this volume] are based on the most recent and reliable editions of the source authors and have been revised, freshly translated, and amply annotated in light of current scholarship."-- Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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