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THE ANNALS OF QUINTUS ENNIUS AND THE ITALIC TRADITION
by Fisher, Jay
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- Hardcover
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- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1421411296
- ISBN 13
- 9781421411293
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Johns Hopkins University Press. Near Fine. 2014. Hardcover. 1421411296 . Very faint rubbing to boards else fine. ; Quintus Ennius, often considered the father of Roman poetry, is best remembered for his epic poem, the Annals, a history of Rome from Aeneas until his own lifetime. Ennius represents an important bridge between Homers works in Greek and Vergils Aeneid. Jay Fisher argues that Ennius does not simply translate Homeric models into Latin, but blends Greek poetic models with Italic diction to produce a poetic hybrid. Fisher's investigation uncovers a poem that blends foreign and familiar cultural elements in order to generate layers of meaning for his Roman audience. Fisher combines modern linguistic methodologies with traditional philology to uncover the influence of the language of Roman ritual, kinship, and military culture on the Annals. Moreover, because these customs are themselves hybrids of earlier Roman, Etruscan, and Greek cultural practices, not to mention the customs of speakers of lesser-known languages such as Oscan and Umbrian, the echoes of cultural interactions generate layers of meaning for Ennius, his ancient audience, and the modern readers of the fragments of the Annals. ; 224 pages .
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- Ancient World Books
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- Title
- THE ANNALS OF QUINTUS ENNIUS AND THE ITALIC TRADITION
- Author
- Fisher, Jay
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1421411296
- ISBN 13
- 9781421411293
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Place of Publication
- Baltimore
- Date Published
- 2014
- Keywords
- 1421411296, Quintus Ennius, Poetry & Poets, Annals
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