Roman Poets of the Republic

Klappentext First published in 1880! this is an updated edition of William Young Sellar's 1863 study of Roman Republican poetry. Zusammenfassung First published in 1880! this is an updated edition of William Young Sellar's 1863 study of poetry in the Roman Republic. Exploring a range of poets and genres from the second and first centuries BCE! it provides a lively account of an art acclaimed as the purest of its time. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface to the second edition; 1. General characteristics of Roman poetry; 2. Vestiges of indigenous poetry in Rome and ancient Italy; 3. Beginning of Roman literature. Livius Andronicus, Cn. Naevius, 240-202 B.C.; 4. Q. Ennius, 239-170 BC; 4. Life, times, and personal traits. Various works. Genius and intellect; 5. Early Roman tragedy. M. Pacuvius, 219-129 BC. L. Accius, 170-about 90 BC; 6. Roman comedy. T. Maccius Plautus, about 254-184 BC; 7. Terence and the comic poets subsequent to Plautus; 8. Early Roman satire. C. Lucilius, died 102 BC; 9. Review of the first period; 10. Transition from Lucilius to Lucretius; 11. Lucretius. Personal characteristics; 12. The philosophy of Lucretius; 13. The religious attitude and moral teaching of Lucretius; 14. The literary art and genius of Lucretius; 15. Catullus.

Product details

• Authors: William Young Sellar
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2011
• EAN: 9781108029827
• ISBN: 978-1-108-02982-7
• No. of pages: 482
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Classics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient Rome, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets