Parental gifts: father-son dedications and dialogues in Roman didactic literature
A brief history of father-son dedications and dialogues in Latin didactic literature and an examination of the contributions made by Caro and Cicero reveal the distinctly Roman character of the tradition, and illustrate the conventional presentations of authorial personality and subject matter foud...
Author: | Fannie J. LeMoine |
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Published: |
S.n.,
s.l.,
1991
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Volume: | XVI |
Pages: | 337-366 |
Periodical: | Illinois classical studies |
Format: | Article |
Topic: | -
Biography
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Relations and Sources
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Platonism - Neo-platonism
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Platonism of Varro, Cicero and Virgil
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Cicero
- Biography > Relations and Sources > Profane Latin authors > Cato - Works > Dialogues / Early works |
Status: | Active |
Summary: | A brief history of father-son dedications and dialogues in Latin didactic literature and an examination of the contributions made by Caro and Cicero reveal the distinctly Roman character of the tradition, and illustrate the conventional presentations of authorial personality and subject matter foud in later introductory prefaces and how those conventions are subverted by Augustine and Martianus Capella. |
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