Marcus Pacuvius
Marcus Pacuvius (* around 220 BC in Brundisium , † around 130 BC in Taranto ) was a Roman writer and painter.
Pacuvius' surname ( nomen gentile ) indicates an Oscar origin. He is said to have been the nephew of Ennius , according to another theory, his grandson, which would later be used as Terence .
From 200 BC BC Pacuvius worked as a painter and poet at the same time. Pliny the Elder reports on a painting of Pacuvius in the Temple of Hercules at the Forum Boarium in Rome . In old age he is said to have retired to Taranto. Gellius reports a dubious meeting with Accius .
His literary work is divided into tragedies and saturae . The Praetexta Paullus has also come down to us among the tragedies . The other tragedies are set in Greek guise. He is regarded as a pupil of Ennius, but no longer draws as much as possible on Euripides , but also on Aeschylus and Sophocles , as well as on other unknown poets. His dramas deal with the Trojan saga , for example with his armorum iudicium , and the sagas about Medea from the perspective of future generations.
Little is known about his satires.
Text output
- Petra Schierl (ed.): The tragedies of Pacuvius. A commentary on the fragments with an introduction, text and translation. De Gruyter, Berlin 2006, ISBN 3-11-018249-1
literature
Overview representations
- Michael von Albrecht : History of Roman literature from Andronicus to Boethius and its continued effect . Volume 1. 3rd, improved and expanded edition. De Gruyter, Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-11-026525-5 , pp. 126-133
- Michèle Ducos: Pacuvius (center). In: Richard Goulet (ed.): Dictionnaire des philosophes antiques . Volume 5/1, CNRS Éditions, Paris 2012, ISBN 978-2-271-07335-8 , pp. 79-82
- Raymund Gottschalk: Pacuvius . In: Rainer Vollkommer (Hrsg.): Künstlerlexikon der Antike . Volume 2: L-Z. Addendum A – K. Saur, Munich / Leipzig 2004, ISBN 3-598-11414-1 .
- Peter L. Schmidt: Pacuvius. In: The new Pauly. 9: 136-138 (1996)
- Ekkehard strenght : M. Pacuvius. In: Werner Suerbaum (Ed.): The archaic literature. From the beginnings to Sulla's death (= Handbook of Ancient Latin Literature , Volume 1). CH Beck, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-406-48134-5 , pp. 154-158
Investigations
- Gesine Manuwald : Pacuvius, summus tragicus poeta. The dramatic profile of his tragedies. Saur, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-598-77803-1 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Marcus Pacuvius in the catalog of the German National Library
Remarks
- ↑ Hieronymus , Chron. A. Abr. 1864.
- ↑ Pliny, Naturalis historia 35:19.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pacuvius, Marcus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman writer and painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 220 BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 130 BC Chr. |