Auteur: Lu, Ximing
Titre: Mercatura Bonarum Artium, The Politics of Marcus’ Study Abroad in Cicero’s De Officiis
Revue/Collection: Deligiannis, Ioannis, Cicero in Greece, Greece in Cicero, Aspects of Reciprocal Reception from Classical Antiquity to Byzantium and Modern Greece, De Guyter, 2024, 274 p.
Lieu èdition: Berlin, Boston
Éditeur: De Gruyter
Annèe edition: 2024
Pages: 55-72
Mots-clès: Biographie - Biografia - Biography
Description: In his contribution, Ximing Lu investigates the significance of Marcus’ study abroad for Cicero’s political self-fashioning in De officiis. By analysing De officiis in the political context of late 44 BCE, he argues that Cicero presents Marcus’ study abroad as an imitation of his own study in the East (79–77 BCE) in order to defend his intellectual legacy against the assault of M. Antony. His argument is based on an intertextual reading of De officiis with the first two Philippics. The treatise’s opening presents Marcus as imitating Cicero’s study abroad. Both father and son benefited from their physical presence in Athens and the lectures by prominent philosophers. Moreover, Cicero sets out his bilingual training in philosophy and oratory as a model for Marcus to follow. By foregrounding the similarity between Marcus’ study abroad and Cicero’s way of learning, the treatise shapes a family tradition rooted in intellectual pursuits rather than military victories. Thus, Marcus in Athens appears as Cicero’s intellectual heir, carrying on the family banner in the non-military fields when Cicero faced Antony’s attacks in Rome [Deligiannis 2024, 7].
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Liens: https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783111292779-005/pdf
Sigle auteur: Lu 2024
Titre: Mercatura Bonarum Artium, The Politics of Marcus’ Study Abroad in Cicero’s De Officiis
Revue/Collection: Deligiannis, Ioannis, Cicero in Greece, Greece in Cicero, Aspects of Reciprocal Reception from Classical Antiquity to Byzantium and Modern Greece, De Guyter, 2024, 274 p.
Lieu èdition: Berlin, Boston
Éditeur: De Gruyter
Annèe edition: 2024
Pages: 55-72
Mots-clès: Biographie - Biografia - Biography
Description: In his contribution, Ximing Lu investigates the significance of Marcus’ study abroad for Cicero’s political self-fashioning in De officiis. By analysing De officiis in the political context of late 44 BCE, he argues that Cicero presents Marcus’ study abroad as an imitation of his own study in the East (79–77 BCE) in order to defend his intellectual legacy against the assault of M. Antony. His argument is based on an intertextual reading of De officiis with the first two Philippics. The treatise’s opening presents Marcus as imitating Cicero’s study abroad. Both father and son benefited from their physical presence in Athens and the lectures by prominent philosophers. Moreover, Cicero sets out his bilingual training in philosophy and oratory as a model for Marcus to follow. By foregrounding the similarity between Marcus’ study abroad and Cicero’s way of learning, the treatise shapes a family tradition rooted in intellectual pursuits rather than military victories. Thus, Marcus in Athens appears as Cicero’s intellectual heir, carrying on the family banner in the non-military fields when Cicero faced Antony’s attacks in Rome [Deligiannis 2024, 7].
Oeuvres:
Liens: https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783111292779-005/pdf
Sigle auteur: Lu 2024
