Autore: Stull, William
Titolo: Deus ille noster: Platonic Precedent and the Construction of the Interlocutors in Cicero’s De oratore
Rivista/Miscellanea: "Transactions of the American Philological Association", 141, 2
Anno edizione: 2011
Pagine: 247-263
Parole chiave: Philosophie - Filosofia - Philosophy, Rhétorique - Retorica - Rhetorics
Descrizione: In a letter to Atticus defending the treatment of Scaevola in De oratore, Cicero appeals both to the example of Plato, "that god of ours," and to the memory of what the real Scaevola was actually like. Turning from the letter to De oratore itself, I show how this juxtaposition of Platonic divinity and Roman memory reflects a pattern present in the prefaces to each of the three books. I argue that Cicero presents his characters, in pointed response to Plato in general and the Phaedrus in particular, in such a way as to privilege history and oratory over philosophy.
Opere:
Link: http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/transactions_of_the_american_philological_association/summary/v141/141.2.stull.html
Sigla autore: Stull 2011
Titolo: Deus ille noster: Platonic Precedent and the Construction of the Interlocutors in Cicero’s De oratore
Rivista/Miscellanea: "Transactions of the American Philological Association", 141, 2
Anno edizione: 2011
Pagine: 247-263
Parole chiave: Philosophie - Filosofia - Philosophy, Rhétorique - Retorica - Rhetorics
Descrizione: In a letter to Atticus defending the treatment of Scaevola in De oratore, Cicero appeals both to the example of Plato, "that god of ours," and to the memory of what the real Scaevola was actually like. Turning from the letter to De oratore itself, I show how this juxtaposition of Platonic divinity and Roman memory reflects a pattern present in the prefaces to each of the three books. I argue that Cicero presents his characters, in pointed response to Plato in general and the Phaedrus in particular, in such a way as to privilege history and oratory over philosophy.
Opere:
Link: http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/transactions_of_the_american_philological_association/summary/v141/141.2.stull.html
Sigla autore: Stull 2011
