Naevius

Cnaeus (or Gnaeus ) Naevius , in French Névius or Nevius (270? - v. 200), Roman playwright.

It is a Campanie N (Capoue), originating in a medium strongly marked by the Greeks. It came to settle in Rome at the end of the First Punic War where it had fought as combined of Rome. Aullu Gelle says to us that it gives its first representation into 235. Metelli make it imprison into 205. It is released by Marcus Claudius Marcellus, wire of the large Marcellus, but must be exiled because of its positions against Metelli and Scipions.

However, in connection with its bonds with the various leaders families,

of the worms showing the hatred of the Caecilii Metelli towards him appeared apocryphal books
the elements of biography, gathered since Varron, from now on are regarded with reserve and perhaps as suspects.

It takes refuge close to Utique where it would have died towards 200. He will write several comedies, one knows some nearly 30. He practices the contaminatio . He writes palliatæ on Greek subject and togatæ whose subject is Roman. The Figulus (the potter), the corollaria (the bouquetière) and the Tarentila are togatæ . On the other hand the Achontisomenos (the javelin), the Agripniuntes (insomniacs), the Collax (the flattering one) and the Paelex (the concubine) are palliatae.

Naevius will write as tragedies as one can also divide into two from their subject: the cothurnatæ on Greek subject and the prætextæ on Roman subject. The titles of the “Greek” tragedies of Naevius are not without pointing out those of Euripide. Andromaque, Danaé, the equus troianus , Hector proficiscens , Iphigénie or Hermione . There is also a Lycurgue inspired by Eschyle. Both prætextæ important are Romulus and Clastidium . He is also the author of a epopee Bellum Pœnicum where he mixes history and legend. The Punic Wars are placed under the sign of the Trojan legend. It is one of the first to register the Punic Wars in the conflict Didon against Énée. The metric employee in this text is particular, since this epopee is written in Towards saturnien S.

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