Cicero Belts Aratus
The Bilingual Acrostic at Aratea 317–20
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9664681 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Evelyn Patrick Rick (University of California, Santa Barbara, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 222-228 |
| Publication date | 2019-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Classical Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-8388 • E-ISSN: 1471-6844 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0009838819000235 |
| OpenAlex | W2922674866 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 15 |
That Cicero as a young didactic poet embraced the traditions of Hellenistic hexameter poetry is well recognized. Those traditions encompass various forms of wordplay, one of which is the acrostic. Cicero's engagement with this tradition, in the form of an unusual Greek-Latin acrostic at Aratea 317–20, prompts inquiry regarding both the use of the acrostic technique as textual commentary and Cicero's lifelong concerns regarding translation
Art · Cicero · Humanities · Latin poetry · Literature · Poetry · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classics · Linguistics and language evolution · Philosophy
Letters in the Sky
Das Lateinische Akrostichon
Cicéron. Aratea. Fragments Poétiques
Cicero’s Astronomy
Solving Problems With Acrostics
Notes on Some Astronomical Passages of Claudian— Continued
Further Possibilities Regarding the Acrostic at Aratus 783–7
The Pun and the Moon in the Sky
Further Hellenistic Acrostics
Cicero as a Hellenistic Poet
Nicander of Colophon's Theriaca
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |