Latin Test 4/6/16 Flashcards
How did Naevius contribute to the adaptation of the Greek epic into Latin literature?
He applied the epic form to a Roman theme
What did Ennuis synthesize together to complete the assimilation of the Greek epic into Latin literature?
The epic form with the meter
What was the occasion for Greek drama?
Distinguished religious occasions
What was the function of Greek drama?
Cultural showcases
What is the structure of Greek drama?
Permanent theaters
What is the occasion of Roman drama?
Part of ludi (games)
What is the function of Roman drama?
Entertainment
What is the structure of Roman drama?
Temporary theaters
Describe the physical layout of a Roman stage
Long and narrow, fronts of two houses with an alley between them
Where did stage left lead to?
Town
Where did stage right lead to?
Harbor or town
Where did strangers enter?
Actors right
Translate: Graecia capta ferum victorem cepit et artes intulit agresti Latio
Captive Greece captured her rough conquerors and brought the arts to rustic Latium
What does Graecia capta ferum victorem cepit et artes intulit agresti Latio mean?
Even though the Romans conquered the Greeks militarily, the Greeks conquered the Romans culturally
Which noun is the adjective ferum describing?
Victorem
What does capta describe?
Graecia
What does agresti describe?
Latio
What are fabulae togatae?
Comedies in Roman dress
What are fabulae palliatae?
Comedies in Greek dress
More of a caricature than a distinct character. The soldier is boastful both of his military exploits and his ability to charm the ladies. Often he comes to town w the expectation of acquiring the maiden, but it never works out.
Miles gloriosus
Often the love interest of the young man. Almost invariably she has been sold into this business illegally, has remained chaste, and is finally freed w the help of the young man and his slave
Virgo/meretrix
The wealthy father who wants his son to marry someone other than a prostitute
Senex
What Greek epic did Livius Andronicus translate into Latin?
Odyssey
His love interest motivates the action of the play. During he course of the play he enlists the help of various characters in attaining his goal of winning his beloved
Adulescens
Often cynical and clever, he served as a contrast to his lovesick master
Servus
His main goal is dinner. He is lazy, but clever, and his intrepid activities help his master win the maiden.
Parasitus
Characterized in comedies by greed, impiety, perjury, faithlessness, and inhumanity
Leno
Pro-Greek literary group
Scipionic Circle
What are Plautus’ plays like?
- dramatic
- tavern life
- caricature
- boisterous, farsical speech
- 21 surviving plays
- c. 200 BC
- main purpose: entertainment
What are Terence’s plays like?
- artistic
- home life
- portraiture
- natural conversation
- 6 surviving plays
- “Menander” was his muse
Who is the oldest surviving writer of old comedy?
Aristophanes
Old comedy are plays that are
Social and political in nature
Old comedy plays are
Filled with personal attacks against all kinds of public figures
Which author doesn’t represent new comedy?
Aristophanes
What kind of Greek and Roman plays focused on domestic and individualistic themes?
New comedy
Who was the Roman playwright who only wrote 6 plays?
Terence
What God does the Ludi Meganenses go with?
Magna Mater
What God did the Ludi Apollinares go with?
Apollo
What God does the Ludi Romani go with?
Jupiter Optimus Maximus
What God does the Ludi Plebeii go with?
Jupiter
Main objective of plautus’ plays?
Entertain
Time period of plautus’ play?
C. 200 BC
How do Romans feel about the Greeks?
Ambivalent
