Cicéron

Summary

Dominique Pagani refers to Cicero mainly as a witness and an orator. He points out that Cicero's writings let us know almost hour by hour what life in Rome was like in his time1, so that this written Rome is better known than Charlemagne's empire2. He warns, however, that one does not judge an era by reading Cicero3. From the orator he takes the Verrines, the pleading that gets Verres convicted, and the phrase "I am a Roman citizen"45. He also notes that in the Pro Milone Cicero objects to Milo being called a "saltator" (dancer)6. Twice he takes up the expression "volucribus et feris", which refers to a body left unburied, given over to the birds and the beasts7. He links Cicero to Stoicism, which he associates with Rome's civilizing expansion8. Finally, he notes that Rousseau cites Cicero among the authors who write on virtue9.

1. 1#4.4 Angélique (by Nerval)15 Jan 2018 · 24:41
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4. 4#5 Harnessed to confinitude18 Apr 2020 · 24:42
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6. 6#1 Schubert and the master singers3 Dec 2020 · 46:37
7. 7#10.2 Dialectics of identity and difference6 Oct 2021 · 26:54
8. 8#14 Return to the logics of the subject17 Jul 2020 · 27:08
9. 9#3.6 From Ulysses to Daedalus1 Aug 2017 · 56:25

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