{"product_id":"fragmentary-republican-latin-volume-vii-pacuvius-minor-tragic-poets-unidentified-dramatists-9780674997738","title":"Fragmentary Republican Latin, Volume VII: Pacuvius. Minor Tragic Poets. Unidentified Dramatists","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDilapidated dramas.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Loeb Classical Library series \u003ci\u003eFragmentary Republican Latin\u003c\/i\u003e continues with Marcus Pacuvius (ca. 220-130), deemed by Cicero to be Rome's greatest tragic poet, together with the fragments of those tragedians of whose work little has survived. Also included are fragments distinguished as dramatic by their meter, but whose genre (tragedy or comedy) can be uncertain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePacuvius, a nephew and possibly a pupil of Ennius and an older contemporary of Accius, seems to have had connections with high-ranking politicians and intellectuals, especially those such as Laelius and Scipio who supported Hellenistic culture at Rome; certainly he was remembered as a learned poet, and among his compositions was a \u003ci\u003efabula praetexta\u003c\/i\u003e on L. Aemilius Paulus' victory at Pydna in 168. He tended to treat less obvious aspects of the mythological tradition, perhaps a sign of his own originality, which allowed him to explore in depth issues that seem to have particularly interested him, such as mistaken or false identity ending in final recognition, and noble characters in reduced circumstances. There are also philosophical and cosmological themes, as in plays featuring characters recognized as related who join in overthrowing unjust rulers, raising questions of justice, power, and the role of a good ruler. His works remained in the repertory, were often quoted by orators, and influenced later poets such as Plautus, Terence, Virgil, and Ovid. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe texts are based on the most recent and reliable editions of the source authors and have been revised, freshly translated, and amply annotated in light of current scholarship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pacuvius\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 656\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.50h x 5.37w x 1.34d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674997738\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaltby, Robert:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Robert Maltby (1949-2026) was Professor of Latin Philology at the University of Leeds.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Pacuvius \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47733854929053,"sku":"9780674997738","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_fc5f83f4-7d6a-447d-a4b4-1f39cb5fbe86.jpg?v=1773736948","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/fragmentary-republican-latin-volume-vii-pacuvius-minor-tragic-poets-unidentified-dramatists-9780674997738","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}