Auteur: Powell, Jonathan G.F.
Titre: Cicero’s Adaptation of Legal Latin in the De legibus
Revue/Collection: In : Tobias Reinhardt (ed.) et al., Aspects of the Language of Latin Prose, Proceedings of the British Academy (London, 2005; online edn, British Academy Scholarship Online, 31 Jan. 2012)
Annèe edition: 205
Pages: 116–150
Mots-clès: Droit - Diritto - Law, Philologie - Filologia - Philology
Description: This chapter argues that some apparent archaisms in the laws composed by Cicero in the De legibus should not be regarded as archaisms in a legal context. It also demonstrates that Cicero does indeed scatter about features of archaic laws for particular effects. The chapter then mentions that it is ‘typical of Cicero’s processes of literary composition that he should sometimes archaize vigorously when the context inspires him to do so, and at other times use archaic features more sparingly’. In addition, it describes the cases of ‘false archaism’, where an archaic word, form, or construction is used in a way that is different from its use in older material for archaisms which are in fact innovations in Latin poetry. Moreover, the chapter reports the Twelve Tables as Cicero’s model for his law code. The contemporary legal style in the law code and the ciceronianisms are addressed. The chapter then presents a more detailed consideration of the question of archaism and the problem of the transmission of the text [Author]. 1. The literary context 2. Roman ‘legalese’ 3. The Twelve Tables as Cicero’s model 4. Contemporary legal style in the law code 5. Ciceronianisms 6. Archaisms 7. The problem of the transmission of the text 8. Cicero’s laws and Plato’s Laws Appendix: The Text of Leg. 2.19–22, 3.6–11
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Sigle auteur: Powell 2005
Titre: Cicero’s Adaptation of Legal Latin in the De legibus
Revue/Collection: In : Tobias Reinhardt (ed.) et al., Aspects of the Language of Latin Prose, Proceedings of the British Academy (London, 2005; online edn, British Academy Scholarship Online, 31 Jan. 2012)
Annèe edition: 205
Pages: 116–150
Mots-clès: Droit - Diritto - Law, Philologie - Filologia - Philology
Description: This chapter argues that some apparent archaisms in the laws composed by Cicero in the De legibus should not be regarded as archaisms in a legal context. It also demonstrates that Cicero does indeed scatter about features of archaic laws for particular effects. The chapter then mentions that it is ‘typical of Cicero’s processes of literary composition that he should sometimes archaize vigorously when the context inspires him to do so, and at other times use archaic features more sparingly’. In addition, it describes the cases of ‘false archaism’, where an archaic word, form, or construction is used in a way that is different from its use in older material for archaisms which are in fact innovations in Latin poetry. Moreover, the chapter reports the Twelve Tables as Cicero’s model for his law code. The contemporary legal style in the law code and the ciceronianisms are addressed. The chapter then presents a more detailed consideration of the question of archaism and the problem of the transmission of the text [Author]. 1. The literary context 2. Roman ‘legalese’ 3. The Twelve Tables as Cicero’s model 4. Contemporary legal style in the law code 5. Ciceronianisms 6. Archaisms 7. The problem of the transmission of the text 8. Cicero’s laws and Plato’s Laws Appendix: The Text of Leg. 2.19–22, 3.6–11
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Sigle auteur: Powell 2005
