Martin, Gunther (2011). Meorum periculorum rationes utilitas rei publicae vincat. zur Historizität der Vierten Catilinaria. Philologus, 155(2), pp. 307-325. Berlin: Akademie Verlag 10.1524/phil.2011.0019
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This paper proposes a reading of Cicero’s Fourth Catilinarian as a consistent and historically realistic attempt at urging the senate to punish the conspirators. Cicero struggles against the senators’ inclination to postpone a decision out of fear of the consequences which a severe sentence might have. The speech does not show signs of substantial revision or even contamination of several addresses Cicero made at different stages of the meeting on 5 December 63; nor may the extended passages in which Cicero talks about himself be read as subsequent additions in the light of Clodius’ assaults. They rather fit into the exhortative strategy of the speech, forming part of the refutation of any grounds which would allow for a delay of the decision. The extended space they take up is to be explained as a strategy that prevents further discussion of dangers by an argumentum a maiore.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
06 Faculty of Humanities > Department of Linguistics and Literary Studies > Institute of Classical Philology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Martin, Gunther Ulf |
Subjects: |
800 Literature, rhetoric & criticism 400 Language 100 Philosophy > 180 Ancient, medieval & eastern philosophy |
ISSN: |
0031-7985 |
Publisher: |
Akademie Verlag |
Language: |
German |
Submitter: |
Factscience Import |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 14:34 |
Last Modified: |
02 Mar 2023 23:21 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1524/phil.2011.0019 |
Web of Science ID: |
000297563100006 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.13384 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/13384 (FactScience: 219905) |
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