Roman Orators and Poets
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23701318 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leofranc Holford‐Strevens (0009-0000-4671-7806, corresponding author), Leofranc Holford-Strevens |
| Year | 2003 |
| Pages | 193-225 |
| Publication date | 2003-11-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Aulus Gellius (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University PressOxford (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199263196.003.0012 |
| OpenAlex | W2480770440 |
| ISBN | 9780199263196 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 72 |
This chapter considers Gellius as a critic of Latin literature. He reviews the ascription of comedies to Plautus, but gives more attention to comparative reading: Gaius Gracchus is found wanting beside Cicero and Cato the Elder; Roman imitations of Greek are judged rather as exercises in translation than as creative literature. However, not only Cato and Cicero but also Vergil are vigorously defended against criticism; but unlike rhetoricians, Gellius is less interested in Cicero's courtroom tactics than in his mastery of language, and, unlike Fronto, he takes little notice of the letters. Vergil apart, he ignores Imperial literature, but finds much to praise in Republican orators and poets, not least love-poets, though his critical vocabulary (when he offers reasons) is restricted. He insists that archaisms should be admitted only if comprehensible.
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |