A Note on Sallust, Catilina 1. 1
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9666129 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A J Woodman (Newcastle University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1973 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 310-310 |
| Publication date | 1973-12-01 |
| 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/s0009838800036818 |
| OpenAlex | W2010792081 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 2 |
One of Sallust's main points in this preface is that individuals should strive to attain gloria ( gloriam quaerere , 1. 3, etc.), i.e. should be spoken highly of by others. With this (the immediate context) in mind, the commentators seem agreed that silentio in the opening sentence must be taken in a passive sense: ‘ silentio expresses not a state in which one says nothing, but a state in which nothing is said about one, i.e. “obscurity”’ (Neatby and Hayes; cf. E. W. Fabri [2nd edn., 1845], ‘so da sie sich nicht bemerkbar machen’; R. Jacobs— H. Wirz [1877], ‘die Menschen sollen von sich reden machen’; F. Antoine and R. Lallier [1888], ‘sans faire parler d'eux’; E. Malcovati [2nd edn., 1945], ‘senza far parlare di sè, quindi, con altra immagine, “nell'oscurita”’). The sequence of ideas in the first chapter makes this interpretation seem certain
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| Citation span | 2000 - 2022 (23) |
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