The Annals of Quintus Ennius and the Italic Tradition Robert Orr-Ewing Watson Jnr

Watson Jnr

jargon-busting explanations of key terms

they set out the case for a more unified and strongly collaborative approach

Jorinda is transformed into a nightingale and imprisoned in the castle in a golden bird cage

The Annals of Quintus Ennius and the Italic Tradition Robert Orr-Ewing Watson JnrQuintus 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. Ennius represents an important bridge between Homers works in Greek and Virgils Aeneid. Jay Fisher argues that Ennius does not simply translate Homeric models into Latin, but blends Greek poetic models with Italic diction to produce a poetic hybrid. Fisher's investigation uncovers a poem