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Book SynopsisQuintus 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. This book represents an important bridge between Homer's works in Greek and Vergil's Aeneid.
Trade ReviewThe Annals of Quintus Ennius and the Italic Tradition offers a fascinating study of the language of the first hexametric epic in Rome. The parallels between phrases in the text and what would appear to be traditional Italian collocations are striking and offer sound evidence for what we might have expected but have not yet seen demonstrated fully: the inclusion of traditional Italian ritual phrases in a consciously Hellenizing narrative... I enjoyed and learned much in reading this fine monograph. -- James J. Clauss Bryn Mawr Classical Review I found his book challenging, indeed exciting; bold in its reconstructions, clear in setting out its methodology and honest in acknowledging the inevitable constraints arising from the paucity of epigraphic evidence for Ennius's pre-literary antecedents. Latomus
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
1. Ennius and the Italic Tradition
2. The Annals and the Greek Tradition
3. Ritual and Myth in the Augurium Romuli (Annals 72–91)
4. Ritual, Militia, and History in Book 6 of the Annals
5. Ritual, Kinship, and Myth in Book 1 of the Annals
Conclusion: The Annals of Quintus Ennius and the Modern Tradition
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