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OverviewConsensus holds that Lucretius admired the literary prestige of Homeric epos, the form that Ennius famously introduced to Latin literature. However, some hold that Lucretius disagreed with Ennius' quasi-Pythagorean claim to be Homer reborn, and so uniquely qualified to adapt Homeric poetry to the Latin language. Likewise, received wisdom holds that Lucretius followed in the path of poets writing in the wake of Ennius' Annales, most of whom employed an Ennian style. However, throughout the De Rerum Natura, Lucretius' use of Ennius' Annales as a formal model for a long discursive poem in epic meter was neither inevitable nor predictable, on the one hand, nor meaningful in the simple way that critical consensus has always maintained. Jason Nethercut posits that Lucretius selected Ennius as a model precisely to dismantle the values for which he claimed Ennius stood, including the importance of history as a poetic subject and Rome's historical achievement in particular. As the first book to offer substantial analysis of the relationship between two of the ancient world's most impactful poets, Ennius Noster: Lucretius and the Annales fills an important gap not only in Lucretian scholarship, but also in our understanding of Latin literary history. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jason S. Nethercut (Assistant Professor of Classics, Assistant Professor of Classics, University of South Florida)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 23.90cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 15.50cm Weight: 0.567kg ISBN: 9780197517697ISBN 10: 0197517692 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 12 January 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: Ennius and the Tradition of Republican Epic Chapter 2: Lucretius on the Ennian Cosmos Chapter 3: Ennian Historiography in Lucretius Chapter 4: Ennian Poetology and Literary Affiliation in Lucretius Conclusion Appendices Works CitedReviewsThis is not just an important intervention on two major poets; it's an exceptionally stylish piece of writing. * Greece & Rome * Author InformationJason Nethercut is Assistant Professor of Classics at the University of South Florida. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |