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1 online resource (x, 252 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-241) and indexes. |
| Summary |
In the 40s BCE, during his forced retirement from politics under Caesar's dictatorship, Cicero turned to philosophy, producing a massive and important body of work. As he was acutely aware, this was an unusual undertaking for a Roman statesman because Romans were often hostile to philosophy, perceiving it as foreign and incompatible with fulfilling one's duty as a citizen. How, then, are we to understand Cicero's decision to pursue philosophy in the context of the political, intellectual, and cultural life of the late Roman republic? |
| Contents |
Otiose otium: the status of intellectual activity in late republican prefaces -- On a more personal note: philosophy in the letters -- The gift of philosophy: the treatises as translations -- With the same voice: oratory as a transitional space -- Reading a Ciceronian preface: strategies of reader management -- Philosophy after Caesar: the new direction. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Cicero, Marcus Tullius -- Political and social views.
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Cicero, Marcus Tullius. |
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Political and social views. |
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Cicero, Marcus Tullius -- Political and social views. |
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Philosophy, Ancient.
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Philosophy, Ancient. |
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Rome -- Politics and government -- 265-30 B.C.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference. |
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Politics and government. |
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Rome (Empire) |
| Chronological Term |
265-30 B.C |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Baraz, Yelena, 1975- Written republic. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2012 9780691153322 (DLC) 2011029791 (OCoLC)745428729 |
| ISBN |
9781400842162 (electronic book) |
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1400842166 (electronic book) |
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1280494514 |
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9781280494512 |
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9780691153322 (hardback) |
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0691153329 (hardback) |
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