Fescennine 的詞源

"粗俗的，淫穢的，下流的"，源自拉丁語 Fescenninus (versus)，一種粗魯的戲劇或諷刺詩歌形式，來自 Fescennia，這個城市以此類作品而聞名於伊特魯里亞。

The Fescennine Songs were the origin of the Satire, the only important species of literature not derived from the Greeks, and altogether peculiar to Italy. These Fescennine Songs were rude dialogues, in which the country people assailed and ridiculed one another in extempore verses, and which were introduced as an amusement in various festivals. [William Smith, "A Smaller History of Rome," London, 1870]

Fescennine Songs 是 Satire 的起源，這是唯一一種不源自希臘而完全獨特於意大利的重要文學類型。這些 Fescennine Songs 是粗魯的對話，鄉村人民在即興創作的詩歌中互相攻擊和嘲笑，作爲各種節日的娛樂節目。[威廉·史密斯，《羅馬簡史》，倫敦，1870年]