Language and Artistry in Cicero's Pro Archia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3208647 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Erika J Nesholm (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 103 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 477-490 |
| Publication date | 2010-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Classical World (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-8418 • E-ISSN: 1558-9234 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/clw.2010.0002 |
| OpenAlex | W2006248429 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
This paper examines Cicero's use of the language of artistic production to describe the composition of literature and its constructive role within Roman society in the Pro Archiaw, his defense of the Greek poet in his disputed claim to Roman citizenship. Cicero foregrounds the literary language of the speech; the recurring metaphors of artistic production reinforce connections between the arts; the integration of the literary into this forensic speech anticipates the integration of Archias into Roman citizenship. I argue that Cicero reactivates artistic metaphors so that the literary language of the speech is itself an important element in his argument
Argument (complex analysis · Art · Cicero · Constructive · Element (criminal law · Linguistics · Literary language · Literature · Political science · Rhetoric · The arts · Visual arts · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Computer Science · Law · Organic Chemistry Synthesis Methods · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |