‘Quem nos furorem, μελαγχολιαν illi vocant’
Cicero on Melancholy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20078095 |
|---|---|
| Authors | George Kazantzidis (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Pages | 245-264 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Mental Disorders in the Classical World (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/9789004249875_013 |
| OpenAlex | W2292776113 |
| ISBN | 9789004249875 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
This chapter discusses Cicero’s translation of μeλαγχολία with furor at Tusculanae Disputationes —the first attempt made in Latin literature to investigate the meaning of the Greek term. In its first part, the chapter demonstrates that this is by no means a passing linguistic remark but should rather be situated within the context of Cicero’s critical engagement with ps.-Aristotle’s text and ideas, as this becomes evident at other points of his philosophical work. The chapter then argues that, while Cicero’s translation is not followed by the observation that μeλαγχολία can also have the meaning of depression ( tristitia ), his allusion to ps.-Aristotle’s treatment of Bellerophon as a depressive melancholic at Tusc. Disp. 3.63 reveals that Cicero is familiar with both sides of the disease. Keywords:Cicero; melancholic depression; melancholic disease; ps.-Aristotle
Archaeology · Art · Cicero · Epistemology · Literature · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classical Philosophy and Thought · History · Organic Chemistry Synthesis Methods · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.38 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |