Ennius perennis : the Annals and beyond / [edited by] William Fitzgerald and Emily Gowers.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fitzgerald, William, 1952-

Gowers, Emily.

Cambridge Philological Society.

Series:

Cambridge classical journal. Supplementary volume ; 31.

Cambridge classical journal. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philological Society. Supplementary volume ; 31

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ennius, Quintus--Criticism and interpretation.

Ennius, Quintus.

Ennius, Quintus. Annales.

Latin poetry--History and criticism.

Latin poetry.

Lost literature--Rome.

Lost literature.

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xiii, 172 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

[Cambridge] : Cambridge Philological Society ; Oxford : Oxbow Books [distributor], [2007]

Summary:

Ennius Perennis: the Annals and Beyond is a collection of eight essays by an international group of scholars on different aspects of the poetry and legacy of Quintus Ennius (239-169 BC). Ennius' epic poem the Annals and his many other works, including tragedies, satires and epigrams, survive only in mystifying fragments, but his influence on Latin poetry was enormous. He is now beginning to be appreciated, thanks both to excellent critical editions and to more enlightened literary and historical approaches, as a complex and varied poet and a fascinating representative of an era of intense cultural and political change. While they acknowledge the extent to which later authors are responsible for creating a misleading perception of Ennius as monolithic, jingoistic and clumsy, these essays also reflect on what can be said about the nature and aims of his work, given the limitations of our evidence. Subjects discussed include Cicero's "invention" of Ennius, the part played by the cor (heart) in unifying Ennius' literary project, the possibility of "further voices" and a role for women in Ennius, Virgil's fraught "father-son" relationship with his epic predecessor and Ennius' later reincarnation in the works of Horace and Petrarch. The collection is likely to appeal to all who are interested in Latin literature, literary history or reception studies.

Contents:

I The Ennian corpus

1 The Influence of Cicero on Ennius / James E. G. Zetzel 1

2 The Cor of Ennius / Emily Gowers 17

II Ennian voices and landscapes

3 The Voices of Ennius' Annals / Jacqueline Elliott 38

4 Women in Ennius' Annals / Alison Keith 55

III Ennius and Virgil

5 Virgil vs. Ennius, or: The Undoing of the Annalist / Ingo Gildenhard 73

6 Killing the Father: Ennius, Naevius and Virgil's Julian Imperialism / Sergio Casali 103

IV Ennius and his reception

7 Poets, Patrons, Rulers: The Ennian Traditions / Philip Hardie 129

8 A Letter from Petrarch / L. B. T. Houghton 145.

Notes:

"The papers in this volume were originally offered as a toast to Q. Ennius at a Laurence Seminar, "Ennius perennis: revolutionary and figurehead", organized by the editors of this volume in Cambridge in June 2005"--P. [ix].

Includes bibliographical references (pages [159]-170) and index.

ISBN:

0906014301

9780906014301

OCLC:

170954968