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Controversies Over the Imitation of Cicero in the Renaissance (Paperback)
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Controversies Over the Imitation of Cicero in the Renaissance (Paperback)
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Though the term Ciceronianism could be applied to Cicero's
influence and teaching in the field of politics, philosophy, or
rhetoric, it is limited in the present study to the technical
department of rhetoric. In addition, it represents the trend of
literary opinion in regard to accepting Cicero as a model for
imitation in composition. The history of Ciceronianism, thus
interpreted, has been written with more or less emphasis upon the
controversial aspect of the subject in various languages.
This work is particularly valuable because the author presents not
only her clear analysis of the issues involved, but also
translations of key texts by major Renaissance humanists who were
involved in the controversy. These include a set of letters between
the Italians Pietro Bembo and Gianfrancesco Pico della Mirandola
and, more importantly, "The Ciceronian" of the Dutch humanist
Desiderius Erasmus. The issues were complex. At one end of the
spectrum were the "ultra Ciceronians," mainly Italian, who believed
that no Latin word or syntactical structure should be used that was
not in Cicero's works. At the other end of the spectrum were those
who felt that a number of authors -- Cicero included -- were worthy
of emulation. It was not however a mere quibbling about literary
style, since the debate came to involve charges of paganism versus
Christianity, and challenged the basic concept of humanism
developed first in Italy and then in France during the 15th and
16th centuries.
The work falls into three divisions:
* an introductory chapter on the influence of Cicero from his own
time to that of Poggio and Valla when men of letters began a series
of controversial writings on the merits ofCicero as a model of
style,
* a series of chapters treating of these controversies, and
* a study of the connection between the entire movement and the
history of education.
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