Cicero, Greek Learning, and the Making of a Roman Classic
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2019
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780198829423
Subjects: Cicero, marcus tullius
Description: The Roman statesman, orator, and author Marcus Tullius Cicero is the embodiment of a classic, though only in part due to his subsequent reception. This volume demonstrates how Cicero's strategic adaptation of classic Greek texts allowed him to envision and create texts with classical authority for a parallel Roman canon.