Reading Cicero’s final years : receptions of the Post-Caesarian works up to the Sixteenth Century – with two Epilogues

Reading Cicero’s final years receptions of the Post-Caesarian works up to the Sixteenth Century – with two Epilogues

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This volume contributes to the ongoing scholarly debate regarding the reception of Cicero. It focuses on one particular moment in Cicero’s life, the period from the death of Caesar up to Cicero’s own death. These final years have shaped Cicero’s reception in an special way, as they have condensed an...

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Autor Corporativo: Patrum Lumen Sustine-Stiftung (PLuS) funder (funder)
Otros Autores: Velden, Bram van der (auth), Pieper, Christoph, editor (editor), Velden, Bram van der, editor (contributor), Andrew James, Sillett, contributor, Barbara, Del Giovane, contributor, Bram van der, Velden, contributor, Carole, Mabboux, contributor, Caroline, Bishop, contributor, Christoph, Pieper, contributor, Gesine, Manuwald, contributor, Giuseppe, La Bua, contributor, Leanne, Jansen, contributor, Lex, Paulson, contributor, Thomas J., Keeline, contributor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter 2020
[2020]
Edición:First edition
Colección:Cicero
Materias:
Cicero, Marcus Tullius > Influence.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical.
Cicero.
End of the Roman Republic.
Reception Studies.
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Sumario:This volume contributes to the ongoing scholarly debate regarding the reception of Cicero. It focuses on one particular moment in Cicero’s life, the period from the death of Caesar up to Cicero’s own death. These final years have shaped Cicero’s reception in an special way, as they have condensed and enlarged themes that his life stands for: on the positive side his fight for freedom and the republic against mighty opponents (for which he would finally be killed); on the other hand his inconsistency in terms of political alliances and tendency to overestimate his own influence. For that reason, many later readers viewed the final months of Cicero's life as his swan song, and as representing the essence of his life as a whole.The fixed scope of this volume facilitates an analysis of the underlying debates about the historical character Cicero and his textual legacy (speeches, letters and philosophical works) through the ages, stretching from antiquity itself to the present day. Major themes negotiated in this volume are the influence of Cicero’s regular attempts to anticipate his later reception; the question of whether or not Cicero showed consistency in his behaviour; his debatable heroism with regard to republican freedom; and the interaction between philosophy, rhetoric and politics.
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 298 pages)
Also available in print form
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783110716313

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