Influential Classical Writers and Poets in World Literature There is tons of existing classical writers and Poets in World Literature. Many of these inspirational composers have continued to live in the modern society. Poetry has derived from many of these poets from the classical age, but is everlasting to our world. We have taken classical world literature’s contributions, studied the contributions, and excelled those contributions for use of the today’s literature.
Quintus Ennius was one of the most influential Latin poets. Quintus lived from 239 BCE until 169 BCE. He is known to be the founder of Roman Literature. The fact that has intrigued me the most about Quintus is that he knows three languages. Accordingly, he was born in Rudiae, in southern Italy, he was in the heart of the three languages he learned. He called it “three hearts”, because he was in the center or heart of the three languages he schooled in. He learned Latin while he served the army in the Second Punic War. Knowing those languages worked to his advantage tremendously. He was known for the exquisite tragedies, comedies, and satires that he has composed. One of the most dominant epic poems he created was Annales. The epic poem, Annales, contains 18 books about Aeneas’ flight from troy. He is also famous for the 20 tragedies. One of his most superior plays he created was Ambracia. Ambracia was about the city of Aetolia. Quintus Ennius can be attributed to being a virtuoso in poetry, but his potent contribution of the establishment of Latin shorthand in his era was foremost in a variety of Latin poets. Lucius Annaeus Seneca was born is Cordoba, Spain in c. 4 BCE. He was well known as "Seneca the Younger" because his father was "Seneca the Elder". His father also was very persuasive role in world literature with his wealthy rhetorical teachings. Seneca the Younger was very affluent. He was highly educated in Rome. Seneca the Younger wrote Philosophical compositions and tragedies. One of his longest compositions is Moral Letters and Epistolar Morales. Moral Letters and Epistolar Morales is divided into 20 books. They were essays about a particular angle on life and ethics. Apolocyntosis diva Claudia is one of his works that still survives through history today. It is translated to “The Pumpkinification of Claudius”. Seneca was exiled to Corsica for adultery with Princess Julia Livilla. Princess Julia Livilla was the niece of Claudius. The composition, Apolocyntosis Divi Claudii, is centered on the deification of the emperor, Claudius. Accusations say Seneca had become a Christian, and his writings were used by early Christian writers. His tragedies were most influential in England. Seneca’s tragedies were a salient inspiration to William Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus. He was brought back to Rome graciously by Julia Agrippina, the wife of Claudius. He then became a tutor for Nero. He committed suicide after accusations of him conspiring to assassinate Nero. Aeschylus was known to be the father of tragedy. …show more content…
His first play was performed when he was 26 years old. 90 or less of his works are preserved today. Some of his works are Agamemnon, The Persians, and more. Agamemnon is one of the three tragedies that link together like a chain to form a trilogy. The Persians are the response to the new of the Persians military being defeated. According to Luke Mastin, the piece is ranked one of the oldest plays in the history. In a drama, he contributed an update to the second actor of the play. He added more emphasis to the second player, which caused less importance of the Chorus. His plays did not perform any gruesome scenes. His works had strong religious morals. Sophocles was a Tragic Playwright that was Greek. Unlike many inspirational poets and writers, only seven out of his 123 plays have survived. Many other poets have works that have not survived. Some of his works include Ajax, Electra, and more. Ajax is a tragedy that is about Odysseus and Ajax having a conflict on who should receive the armor of Achilles. Electra is also a tragedy. This tragedy is about a brother and a sister, Electra and Orestes, creating revenge for their mother and stepfather. The revenge is for the murder of their biological father, Agamemnon. He is very potent to the drama area of literature.
Quintus Ennius was one of the most influential Latin poets. Quintus lived from 239 BCE until 169 BCE. He is known to be the founder of Roman Literature. The fact that has intrigued me the most about Quintus is that he knows three languages. Accordingly, he was born in Rudiae, in southern Italy, he was in the heart of the three languages he learned. He called it “three hearts”, because he was in the center or heart of the three languages he schooled in. He learned Latin while he served the army in the Second Punic War. Knowing those languages worked to his advantage tremendously. He was known for the exquisite tragedies, comedies, and satires that he has composed. One of the most dominant epic poems he created was Annales. The epic poem, Annales, contains 18 books about Aeneas’ flight from troy. He is also famous for the 20 tragedies. One of his most superior plays he created was Ambracia. Ambracia was about the city of Aetolia. Quintus Ennius can be attributed to being a virtuoso in poetry, but his potent contribution of the establishment of Latin shorthand in his era was foremost in a variety of Latin poets. Lucius Annaeus Seneca was born is Cordoba, Spain in c. 4 BCE. He was well known as "Seneca the Younger" because his father was "Seneca the Elder". His father also was very persuasive role in world literature with his wealthy rhetorical teachings. Seneca the Younger was very affluent. He was highly educated in Rome. Seneca the Younger wrote Philosophical compositions and tragedies. One of his longest compositions is Moral Letters and Epistolar Morales. Moral Letters and Epistolar Morales is divided into 20 books. They were essays about a particular angle on life and ethics. Apolocyntosis diva Claudia is one of his works that still survives through history today. It is translated to “The Pumpkinification of Claudius”. Seneca was exiled to Corsica for adultery with Princess Julia Livilla. Princess Julia Livilla was the niece of Claudius. The composition, Apolocyntosis Divi Claudii, is centered on the deification of the emperor, Claudius. Accusations say Seneca had become a Christian, and his writings were used by early Christian writers. His tragedies were most influential in England. Seneca’s tragedies were a salient inspiration to William Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus. He was brought back to Rome graciously by Julia Agrippina, the wife of Claudius. He then became a tutor for Nero. He committed suicide after accusations of him conspiring to assassinate Nero. Aeschylus was known to be the father of tragedy. …show more content…
His first play was performed when he was 26 years old. 90 or less of his works are preserved today. Some of his works are Agamemnon, The Persians, and more. Agamemnon is one of the three tragedies that link together like a chain to form a trilogy. The Persians are the response to the new of the Persians military being defeated. According to Luke Mastin, the piece is ranked one of the oldest plays in the history. In a drama, he contributed an update to the second actor of the play. He added more emphasis to the second player, which caused less importance of the Chorus. His plays did not perform any gruesome scenes. His works had strong religious morals. Sophocles was a Tragic Playwright that was Greek. Unlike many inspirational poets and writers, only seven out of his 123 plays have survived. Many other poets have works that have not survived. Some of his works include Ajax, Electra, and more. Ajax is a tragedy that is about Odysseus and Ajax having a conflict on who should receive the armor of Achilles. Electra is also a tragedy. This tragedy is about a brother and a sister, Electra and Orestes, creating revenge for their mother and stepfather. The revenge is for the murder of their biological father, Agamemnon. He is very potent to the drama area of literature.