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Reading Cicero’s Final Years
Receptions of the Post-Caesarian Works up to the Sixteenth Century – with two Epilogues
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Edited by:
Christoph Pieper
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Funded by:
Patrum Lumen Sustine-Stiftung (PLuS)
Language:
English
Published/Copyright:
2020
About this book
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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 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.
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.
Author / Editor information
Christoph Pieper and Bram van der Velden, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Thomas J. Keeline Open Access Download PDF |
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Classicism and the Ancient Reception of Cicero’s and Demosthenes’ Philippics Caroline Bishop Open Access Download PDF |
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Virgil’s Perspective on Cicero’s Final Years Andrew James Sillett Open Access Download PDF |
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Cicero’s Last Fight for the Republic in Greek and Roman Historical ‘Fictions’ Giuseppe La Bua Open Access Download PDF |
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The Political Origins of the Free Will Argument in Cicero’s De fato and Augustine’s Confessions Lex Paulson Open Access Download PDF |
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Bram van der Velden Open Access Download PDF |
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Insights from Cicero in the Debate on Rightful Government during the Middle Ages (Especially in the 13th–14th Centuries) Carole Mabboux Open Access Download PDF |
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Leanne Jansen Open Access Download PDF |
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Josse Bade’s Edition of Cicero’s Philippicae tribus commentariis illustratae Christoph Pieper Open Access Download PDF |
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Barbara Del Giovane Open Access Download PDF |
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Dramatic Representations of the Final Years of Cicero’s Life Gesine Manuwald Open Access Download PDF |
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Scholarly Appraisals of Cicero’s Final Years Christoph Pieper and Bram van der Velden Open Access Download PDF |
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Publishing information
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eBook published on:
December 7, 2020
eBook ISBN:
9783110716313
Hardcover published on:
December 7, 2020
Hardcover ISBN:
9783110715064
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Front matter:
13
Main content:
298
Audience(s) for this book
Anyone interested in Cicero and the late Roman Republic, in classical literature and its reception, and ancient history
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BY-NC-ND 4.0
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