Pro M. Caelio Oratio - Couverture souple

Cicero, Cicero

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0198140622 ISBN 13 : 9780198140627

Editeur : Oxford University Press, U.S.A., 1988

Synopsis

In 56 B.C., M. Caelius Rufus was prosecuted for V.I.S by L. Sempronius Atratinus in a trial with important social and political implications. This third edition of Cicero's speech in defense of Caelius reproduces A.C. Clark's authoritative text along with a new 17th-century conjecture on Caelius' birthplace, and updated notes and appendices on a variety of political, social, and literary concerns, including the connection between Caelius and Catallus.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

In April 56 BC, M. Caelius Rufus was prosecuted for vis by L. Sempronius Atratinus; Cicero successfully defended him, making this speech at his trial. Shortly before, Caelius, a prominent figure in public life at Rome, had ended a two year affair with Clodia (probably to be identified with the 'Lesbia' of Catullus' poetry), much against her will. Although his opponents took the opportunity of the trial to attack him on political grounds, the actual indictment against Caelius was prompted by social reasons. Clodia herself, fiercely resentful of her rejection, was closely involved with the case, and is mentioned frequently in the Pro Caelio. Cicero's speech gives an insight into the political events of the period; it also helps us reconstruct the 'social background' of Catullus, and is of special interest to the literary historian. This third edition reproduces A. C. Clark's text, with the significant addition of a seventeenth-century conjecture which has been thought to identify Caelius' birthplace. The notes and appendices have been updated in several respects; appendices II and III, discussing the place of Caelius' birth and the connection between Caelius and Caullus, have been rewritten and new notes have been integrated into the commentary. This paperback reprint replaces the hardback edition first published in 1960.

Revue de presse

'An English edition of the Pro Caelio was much needed; and here it is, well and thoroughly done.' Classical Review

'the most influential edition of a work of Cicero on the British educational scene since it was first published ... It really is a very good edition ... we should thank OUP for the issue in paperback' JACT Review

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
• Date d'édition: 1988
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0198140622
• ISBN 13: 9780198140627
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 216
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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