Auteur: Jansen, Leanne
Titre: Bruni, Cicero, and their Manifesto for Republicanism
Revue/Collection: In : Pieper, Christoph & Velden, Bram van der ed.), Reading Cicero’s Final Years Receptions of the Post-Caesarian Works up to the Sixteenth Century, Boston Berlin, De Gruyter, 2020, 300 p.
Annèe edition: 2020
Pages: 155-174
Mots-clès: Héritage - Fortuna - Legacy
Description: While Bruni’s biography is initially presented as a translation of Plutarch’s Cicero, it turns out to be an examination of the Roman roots of the political concept of libertas. By focusing the narrative on the (unequal) relationship between Caesar and Cicero, the humanist is able to rewrite the latter’s life as essentially a struggle for freedom of speech and mind. On this level the Cicero nouus offers an analysis of the development of Cicero’s mature political theory. Furthermore, Bruni is bent on affirming and reinstating the orator’s historical value. By producing his major works during Caesar’s dictatorship Bruni’s Cicero is seen to surpass his mighty rival intellectually and politically. Bruni’s reconstruction of Cicero’s life is intended to demonstrate that he, indeed, is the timeless embodiment of true Republican values. [Pieper and Velden 2020, xi]
Liens: https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110716313-011/pdf
Sigle auteur: Jansen 2020
Titre: Bruni, Cicero, and their Manifesto for Republicanism
Revue/Collection: In : Pieper, Christoph & Velden, Bram van der ed.), Reading Cicero’s Final Years Receptions of the Post-Caesarian Works up to the Sixteenth Century, Boston Berlin, De Gruyter, 2020, 300 p.
Annèe edition: 2020
Pages: 155-174
Mots-clès: Héritage - Fortuna - Legacy
Description: While Bruni’s biography is initially presented as a translation of Plutarch’s Cicero, it turns out to be an examination of the Roman roots of the political concept of libertas. By focusing the narrative on the (unequal) relationship between Caesar and Cicero, the humanist is able to rewrite the latter’s life as essentially a struggle for freedom of speech and mind. On this level the Cicero nouus offers an analysis of the development of Cicero’s mature political theory. Furthermore, Bruni is bent on affirming and reinstating the orator’s historical value. By producing his major works during Caesar’s dictatorship Bruni’s Cicero is seen to surpass his mighty rival intellectually and politically. Bruni’s reconstruction of Cicero’s life is intended to demonstrate that he, indeed, is the timeless embodiment of true Republican values. [Pieper and Velden 2020, xi]
Liens: https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110716313-011/pdf
Sigle auteur: Jansen 2020
