Cicero's Role Models
| Author | : Henriette van der Blom |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 401 |
| Release | : 2010-07-29 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780199582938 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0199582939 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (939 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Cicero's Role Models by : Henriette van der Blom
Download or read book Cicero's Role Models written by Henriette van der Blom and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-07-29 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of the rhetorical and political strategy adopted by the Roman orator and statesman Cicero as a newcomer in Roman republican politics. Henriette van der Blom argues that Cicero advertised himself as a follower of chosen models of behaviour from the past - his role models - and in turn presented himself as a role model to others.
