Author: Marciniak, Katarzyna
Title: Cicero’s Lame Pegasus. Humanists and Classicists on the Poetic Experiments of the Master of Rhetoric
Review/Collection: "thersites", 2
Year edition: 2015
Pages: 81-111
Keywords: Héritage - Fortuna - Legacy, Poesia - Poesie - Poetry
Description: [abstract] The stereotypical image of Marcus Tullius Cicero as the best orator and the worst poetaster in the history of literature was born as far back as in Antiquity. It swiftly spread with the development of instituted schooling and became an integral part of the portrayal of Graeco-Roman culture, passed down from generation to generation within Western civilization. In the present paper we shall outline the characteristics of the stereotype of Cicero the Poet along with its influence on Classical Studies and humanistic culture writ large. Special focus will be put on extracting the very roots of this stereotype. Furthermore, it will be shown that the particular case of Cicero the Poet ought to be reconsidered in the context of a wider process we have been witnessing in recent times: the disintegration of traditional models which, paradoxically, offers many appealing opportunities for Classical Studies to better understand the past and to develop in new, ground-breaking directions.
Works:
Link: https://www.academia.edu/19923658/Cicero%CA%BCs_Lame_Pegasus_Humanists_and_Classicists_on_the_Poetic_Experiments_of_the_Master_of_Rhetoric?email_work_card=view-paper
Author initials: Marciniak 2015
Title: Cicero’s Lame Pegasus. Humanists and Classicists on the Poetic Experiments of the Master of Rhetoric
Review/Collection: "thersites", 2
Year edition: 2015
Pages: 81-111
Keywords: Héritage - Fortuna - Legacy, Poesia - Poesie - Poetry
Description: [abstract] The stereotypical image of Marcus Tullius Cicero as the best orator and the worst poetaster in the history of literature was born as far back as in Antiquity. It swiftly spread with the development of instituted schooling and became an integral part of the portrayal of Graeco-Roman culture, passed down from generation to generation within Western civilization. In the present paper we shall outline the characteristics of the stereotype of Cicero the Poet along with its influence on Classical Studies and humanistic culture writ large. Special focus will be put on extracting the very roots of this stereotype. Furthermore, it will be shown that the particular case of Cicero the Poet ought to be reconsidered in the context of a wider process we have been witnessing in recent times: the disintegration of traditional models which, paradoxically, offers many appealing opportunities for Classical Studies to better understand the past and to develop in new, ground-breaking directions.
Works:
Link: https://www.academia.edu/19923658/Cicero%CA%BCs_Lame_Pegasus_Humanists_and_Classicists_on_the_Poetic_Experiments_of_the_Master_of_Rhetoric?email_work_card=view-paper
Author initials: Marciniak 2015
