Auteur: Stull, William
Titre: Deus ille noster: Platonic Precedent and the Construction of the Interlocutors in Cicero’s De oratore
Revue/Collection: "Transactions of the American Philological Association", 141, 2
Annèe edition: 2011
Pages: 247-263
Mots-clès: Philosophie - Filosofia - Philosophy, Rhétorique - Retorica - Rhetorics
Description: 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.
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Liens: http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/transactions_of_the_american_philological_association/summary/v141/141.2.stull.html
Sigle auteur: Stull 2011
Titre: Deus ille noster: Platonic Precedent and the Construction of the Interlocutors in Cicero’s De oratore
Revue/Collection: "Transactions of the American Philological Association", 141, 2
Annèe edition: 2011
Pages: 247-263
Mots-clès: Philosophie - Filosofia - Philosophy, Rhétorique - Retorica - Rhetorics
Description: 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.
Oeuvres:
Liens: http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/transactions_of_the_american_philological_association/summary/v141/141.2.stull.html
Sigle auteur: Stull 2011
