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The Narratives of Cicero's Epistvlae Ad Qvintvm Fratrem: Career, Republic and the Epistvlae Ad Atticvm
The Classical Quarterly, Volume: 74, Issue: 1, Pages: 105 - 123
Swansea University Author: Laura Losito
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DOI (Published version): 10.1017/s0009838824000181
Abstract
The narrative and design of Cicero's overlooked collection of letters to his brother Quintus (henceforth, QFr.) demand investigation. Within each book, the constituent letters delineate the trajectory of Cicero's life, transitioning from his political prominence to his increasing irrelevan...
| Published in: | The Classical Quarterly |
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| ISSN: | 0009-8388 1471-6844 |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
2024
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa68081 |
| Abstract: |
The narrative and design of Cicero's overlooked collection of letters to his brother Quintus (henceforth, QFr.) demand investigation. Within each book, the constituent letters delineate the trajectory of Cicero's life, transitioning from his political prominence to his increasing irrelevance. This narrative unfolds not only within the micro-narratives of individual books but also across the macro-narrative of the entire collection. Containing only letters from Cicero to Quintus dated between 60/59–54 and featuring a notable resemblance to the Epistulae ad Atticum (henceforth, Att.) Books 2–4, QFr., it can be argued, functions as both a ‘microcosm’ of Att. and its supplement. This article addresses these issues and argues that QFr. deserves a place alongside the ‘major’ Ciceronian collections. |
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| Keywords: |
Cicero; Quintus; letter collections; arrangement; chronological narration; addressee; history; biography; epistolography |
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Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |
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1 |
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105 |
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123 |