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100 1 _aFrank, Tenney,
_d1876-1939
245 1 0 _aLife and literature in the Roman republic
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2022-10-30
505 0 _aIntroduction: social forces -- Early tragedy and epic -- Greek comedy on the Roman stage -- Terence and his successors -- The prose of the Roman statesmen -- Republican historiography and Livy -- Cicero's response to experience -- Lucretius and his readers.
508 _aTim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
520 _a"Life and Literature in the Roman Republic" by Tenney Frank is a historical account written in the mid-20th century. The book explores the intersection of social forces and literary expression during the Roman Republic, providing insights into how the environment influenced literature and the burgeoning self-expression of Roman writers. It delves into the cultural, political, and artistic milieu that shaped early Roman literature, highlighting significant figures and works while placing them in their historical context. At the start of the book, Frank sets the stage for a discussion of how Roman literature emerged in response to various social changes from early Roman history through engagement with Greek literary forms. He critiques the previous scholarship for neglecting the impact of social and political environments on literary creation and argues for a comprehensive understanding of the creators of literature and their cultural contexts. Additionally, Frank outlines the early developments in genres such as tragedy and epic narrative, mentioning the contributions of key figures like Naevius and Ennius and how their works reflected Roman societal values and struggles. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: University of California Press, 1930
653 _aLatin literature -- History and criticism
653 _aRome -- Intellectual life
856 4 _uhttps://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015066704159
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69272
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