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When did formal Latin literature begin?
When did formal Latin literature begin?
- 235 BC
- 222 BC
- 240 BC (correct)
- 272 BC
Who is credited with the first stage play in Latin?
Who is credited with the first stage play in Latin?
- Quintus Ennius
- Gnaeus Naevius
- Livius Andronicus (correct)
- Cicero
From what language were the initial Latin comedies and tragedies adapted?
From what language were the initial Latin comedies and tragedies adapted?
- Saturnian
- Greek (correct)
- Egyptian
- Roman
What verse form did Livius Andronicus use to translate Homer's Odyssey into Latin?
What verse form did Livius Andronicus use to translate Homer's Odyssey into Latin?
What type of drama is based on Roman myths and history?
What type of drama is based on Roman myths and history?
Which of these authors wrote in Latin after the fall of the Roman Empire?
Which of these authors wrote in Latin after the fall of the Roman Empire?
Which of the following was a Roman author whose works are considered Latin literature?
Which of the following was a Roman author whose works are considered Latin literature?
What was the lingua franca of Western and Central Europe throughout the Middle Ages?
What was the lingua franca of Western and Central Europe throughout the Middle Ages?
What is fabula palliata?
What is fabula palliata?
Which war did Gnaeus Naevius compose an epic poem about?
Which war did Gnaeus Naevius compose an epic poem about?
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Latin Literature
Latin Literature
Essays, poems, plays, and histories written in Latin.
240 BC
240 BC
Marks the start of formal Latin literature with the first play in Rome.
Livius Andronicus
Livius Andronicus
Translated Greek dramas into Latin, initiating Latin literature.
Gnaeus Naevius
Gnaeus Naevius
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Fabula Praetexta
Fabula Praetexta
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Study Notes
- Latin literature encompasses essays, histories, poems, plays, and writings in the Latin language.
- Formal Latin literature began in 240 BC with the first Latin stage play in Rome.
- Latin literature thrived for six centuries.
- The classical era includes Early Latin literature, The Golden Age, The Imperial Period, and Late Antiquity.
- Latin was the language of the ancient Romans and the lingua franca of Western and Central Europe during the Middle Ages.
- Latin literature includes works by Roman authors like Cicero, Virgil, Ovid, and Horace, as well as European writers such as Aquinas, Francis Bacon, Spinoza, and Isaac Newton.
History
- Formal Latin literature began with regular performances of comedies and tragedies in Rome in 240 BC.
- These initial dramas were adapted from Greek drama by Livius Andronicus, a Greek prisoner of war who was brought to Rome as a slave in 272 BC.
- Andronicus translated Homer's Odyssey into Latin using Saturnian meter.
- In 235 BC, Gnaeus Naevius produced dramas based on Greek originals, called fabula palliata.
- Naevius created fabula praetexta, tragedies based on Roman myths and history, starting in 222 BC.
- Later, Naevius composed an epic poem in Saturnian meter about the First Punic War.
- Other epic poets followed Naevius.
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