Ennius and the Architecture of the Annales

ISBN-13: 9781107027480 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 606 str.

Jackie Elliott

Opis

Combines a critical survey of the ancient sources for Ennius' Annales with fresh interpretation of the surviving record.

Recenzje

'An important focus for future discussions of this fascinating and enigmatic poet.' The Times Literary Supplement

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Ennius and the annalistic tradition at Rome; 2. The Vergiliocentric sources and the question of the evidence: Ennius and the epic tradition of Greece and Rome; 3. The pre-Vergilian sources; 4. The Annales as historiography: Ennius and the invention of the Roman past; 5. Imperium sine fine: the Annales and universal history; Epilogue; Appendices.