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- Cicero and the Early Latin Poets
- Cicero and the Early Latin Poets
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Note on Editions of Fragments
- Texts and Abbreviations
- Introduction “All Minds Quote”
- Chapter 1 Cicero and the Poets
- Chapter 2 Poetic Citation by Ciceronian Genre
- Chapter 3 Roman Comedy and Scholarship
- Chapter 4 Singing in Cicero
- Chapter 5 Poetry as Artefact
- Envoi
- Note to Appendices
- Bibliography
- Index of Passages Discussed
- General Index
Chapter 5 - Poetry as Artefact
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 April 2022
- Cicero and the Early Latin Poets
- Cicero and the Early Latin Poets
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Note on Editions of Fragments
- Texts and Abbreviations
- Introduction “All Minds Quote”
- Chapter 1 Cicero and the Poets
- Chapter 2 Poetic Citation by Ciceronian Genre
- Chapter 3 Roman Comedy and Scholarship
- Chapter 4 Singing in Cicero
- Chapter 5 Poetry as Artefact
- Envoi
- Note to Appendices
- Bibliography
- Index of Passages Discussed
- General Index
Summary
Discussion of Cicero’s use of Latin poetry (Lucilius’ Satires, Ennius’ Annales) as evidence of Roman history. Discussion of Cicero’s conceptualization of Latin poetry as artefact of Roman culture.
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- Cicero and the Early Latin Poets , pp. 197 - 225Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022