{"product_id":"fragmentary-republican-latin-volume-ii-hardcover-by-ennius","title":"Fragmentary Republican Latin, Volume II Hardcover by Ennius","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eHarvard University Press\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2018-01-09)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e448\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780674997141\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e567.0\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe assimilated assimilator.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQuintus  Ennius (239–169 BC), widely regarded as the father of Roman literature,  was instrumental in creating a new Roman literary identity and inspired  major developments in Roman religion, social organization, and popular  culture. Born in the Calabrian town of Rudiae in Magna Graecia, Ennius  claimed descent from Messapus, eponymous hero of Messapia, and was uncle  to the tragic dramatist Pacuvius. Brought in 204 from Sardinia to Rome  in the entourage of Cato, Ennius took up independent residence on the  Aventine and, fluent in his native Oscan as well as Greek and Latin,  became one of the first teachers to introduce Greek learning to Romans  through public readings of Greek and Latin texts. Transcending partisan  interests, Ennius cultivated familiar relationships with several of  Rome’s most distinguished families, including that of Marcus Fulvius  Nobilior, through whose patronage he eventually attained Roman  citizenship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBest known for domesticating Greek epic and  drama, Ennius also pursued a wide range of literary endeavors and, with  the apparent exception of comedy, found success in all of them. He thus  played a major role in setting Latin literature on the assimilationist  course that was to be its hallmark throughout the Republican period. His  tragedies were long regarded as classics of the genre, and his \u003ci\u003eAnnals\u003c\/i\u003e  gave Roman epic its canonical shape and pioneered many of its most  characteristic features. Other endeavors included philosophical works in  prose and verse, epigrams, didactic poems, dramas on Roman themes (\u003ci\u003epraetextae\u003c\/i\u003e), and occasional poetry that informed the later development of satire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis two-volume edition of Ennius, which inaugurates the Loeb series \u003ci\u003eFragmentary Republican Latin\u003c\/i\u003e, replaces that of Warmington in \u003ci\u003eRemains of Old Latin, Volume I\u003c\/i\u003e and offers fresh texts, translations, and annotation that are fully current with modern scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eSander M. Goldberg is Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Classics, University of California, Los Angeles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGesine Manuwald is Professor of Latin at University College London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46554482245793,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780674997141","price":38.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780674997141.jpg?v=1781770098","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/fragmentary-republican-latin-volume-ii-hardcover-by-ennius","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}