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Quintus Ennius
Ennius
also: Ennius
The father of Latin epic (239–169 BC); the grand line about Discord shattering the gates of war is quoted from his Annales to show that true poetry survives even disordering.
Reading notes
- The Art of Poetry §45-59 Ennius
Q. Ennius, the father of Latin epic poetry, credited with coining new Latin words.
- The Odes §4.8 Calabrian
The 'Calabrian Pierides' — Ennius's Muse, which made Scipio's praise immortal.
- The Epistles §1.19 Ennius
The father of Latin epic (239–169 BC); the grand line about Discord shattering the gates of war is quoted from his Annales to show that true poetry survives even disordering.
- The Satires §1.4 after foul Discord
A grand line from the Annales of Ennius (239–169 BC), father of Latin epic; quoted to show that real poetry keeps its 'limbs' even when the word-order is scrambled, whereas satire would not.