Author: Moraes Santos, Igor
Title: Montesquieu on Cicero. Historiographical, political, and philosophical dimensions of a modern portrait
Review/Collection: In : Berno, Francesca Romana & La Bua, Giuseppe [Edd.], Portraying Cicero in Literature, Culture, and Politics. From Ancient to Modern Times, Berlin, De Gruyter, 2022, 483 p. [Berno & La Bua 2022]
Place edition: Berlin
Editor: De Gruyter
Year edition: 2022
Pages: 341-368
Keywords: Héritage - Fortuna - Legacy
Description: Igor Moraes Santos illustrates Montesquieu’s portrait of Cicero and its relevance to European culture of the following two centuries. It highlights three aspects of the French philosopher’s interpretation of Cicero: Cicero as historiographical source, historical figure, and philosopher. By examining Montesquieu’s several works, in which Cicero’s life and ideas are discussed or his texts are used for argumentation, this paper is purposed to offer a comprehensive view on the role played by Cicero in Montesquieu’s historical and political thought. [Berno & La Bua 2022, xix]
Link: https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110748703-019/pdf
Author initials: Moraes Santos 2022
Title: Montesquieu on Cicero. Historiographical, political, and philosophical dimensions of a modern portrait
Review/Collection: In : Berno, Francesca Romana & La Bua, Giuseppe [Edd.], Portraying Cicero in Literature, Culture, and Politics. From Ancient to Modern Times, Berlin, De Gruyter, 2022, 483 p. [Berno & La Bua 2022]
Place edition: Berlin
Editor: De Gruyter
Year edition: 2022
Pages: 341-368
Keywords: Héritage - Fortuna - Legacy
Description: Igor Moraes Santos illustrates Montesquieu’s portrait of Cicero and its relevance to European culture of the following two centuries. It highlights three aspects of the French philosopher’s interpretation of Cicero: Cicero as historiographical source, historical figure, and philosopher. By examining Montesquieu’s several works, in which Cicero’s life and ideas are discussed or his texts are used for argumentation, this paper is purposed to offer a comprehensive view on the role played by Cicero in Montesquieu’s historical and political thought. [Berno & La Bua 2022, xix]
Link: https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110748703-019/pdf
Author initials: Moraes Santos 2022
