Description |
1 online resource |
Series |
Cambridge Greek and Latin classics |
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Cambridge Greek and Latin classics.
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Contents |
The charge and the court -- Procedure in the quaestiones perpetuae -- The crime and its background -- The date of the trial -- The defendant -- The prosecution team -- The prosecution strategy -- The defense team -- The general defense strategy -- Cicero's approach -- Clodia's rĂ´le -- The outcome and sequel -- Language and style -- Periodic style, rhythm -- Relation of the delivered and published speeches -- The published speech and its afterlife -- The text -- M. TVLLI Ciceronis Oration Pro Marco Caelio -- Commentary |
Summary |
Pro Marco Caelio is perhaps Cicero's best-loved speech and has long been regarded as one of the best surviving examples of Roman oratory. Speaking in defence of the young aristocrat Marcus Caelius Rufus on charges of political violence, Cicero scores his points with wit but also with searing invective directed at a supporter of the prosecution, Clodia Metelli, whom he represents as seeking vengeance as a lover spurned by his client. This new edition and detailed commentary offers advanced undergraduates and graduate students, as well as scholars, a detailed analysis of Cicero's rhetorical strategies and stylistic refinements and presents a systematic account of the background and significance of the speech, including in-depth explanations of Roman court proceedings |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-191), chronology, and indexes |
Notes |
Translated from the Latin |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Caelius Rufus, Marcus.
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Cicero, Marcus Tullius. Pro Caelio.
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Caelius Rufus, Marcus |
SUBJECT |
Pro Caelio (Cicero, Marcus Tullius) fast |
Subject |
Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin.
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Politics and government
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Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin
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Rome -- Politics and government -- 265-30 B.C.
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Rome (Empire)
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Genre/Form |
Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Dyck, Andrew R. (Andrew Roy), 1947-
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ISBN |
9781139028202 |
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1139028200 |
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9781316097632 |
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1316097633 |
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9781316099827 |
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1316099822 |
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