1st Edition
Controversies Over the Imitation of Cicero in the Renaissance
By Izora Scott
Copyright 1996
280 Pages
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Routledge
270 Pages
by
Routledge
270 Pages
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Routledge
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Though the term Ciceronianism could be applied to Cicero's influence and teaching in the field of politics, philosophy, or rhetoric, it is limited in the present study to the technical department of rhetoric. In addition, it represents the trend of literary opinion in regard to accepting Cicero as a model for imitation in composition. The history of Ciceronianism, thus interpreted, has been... Read more
Contents: Part I.The Influence of Cicero Before 1450. Ciceronian Controversies in Italy. The Ciceronianus of Erasmus. Orations in Behalf of Cicero Against Erasmus by J.C. Scaliger. Dialogue in Behalf of Longueil Against Erasmus by Etienne Dolet. Other Phases of the Controversy up to 1600. The Influence of Ciceronianism upon Educational Practice. Part II.A Pamphlet on Imitation by Gianfrancesco Pico to Pietro Bembo. A Pamphlet on Imitation by Pietro Bembo Addressed to Pico. Ciceronianus by Desiderius Erasmus.
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Izora Scott
