Title The hand of Cicero / Shane Butler

Published London ; New York : Routledge, 2002

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 165 pages) : illustrations Contents 1. The young Cicero, reading -- 2. Cicero takes a bath : an introduction to the prosecution of Verres -- 3. Multitudo litterarum : a catalogue of the written evidence against Verres -- 4. The trial of Verres -- 5. Litterae manent : the publication of the Verrines -- 6. December 3, 63 BCE : convincing Rome of a conspiracy -- 7. The hand of a secretary : writing after the Ides of March Summary "The decapitation of Marcus Tullius Cicero has inspired horror and wonder since the event. Less attention, however, has been devoted to his second dismemberment: the severing of his right hand. But behind Mark Antony's order to bring back not only the orator's head but also the hand that had written the Phillippics lies a conflation of oratory and writing that merits explanation." "This book examines the relationship between Ciceronian oratory and the written word from several points of view. It is shown that the blurring of the distinction between writing and speech evident in Civero's violent end was, in fact, the work of Cicero himself and had begun early in his career, long before the writing of the Phillippics. The author argues that the major force behind Cicero's rise to fame as an orator was, paradoxically, his own ability to exploit Rome's growing dependence on the written word." "Framed as an investigation into the motive of Antony's crime, the book surveys Cicero's career from beginning to end and reveals, in vivid detail, a world often mired in written texts. Sure to raise questions about simplistic views of Rome as an 'oral society', Shane Butler's groundbreaking study also offers a fresh look at Cicero himself, struggling to turn skills born of his equestrian background into an enduring reputation for eloquence."--Jacket Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 152-157) and indexes Notes Print version record Subject Cicero, Marcus Tullius. Philippicae. Cicero, Marcus Tullius -- Death and burial Antonius, Marcus, 83 B.C.?-30 B.C. SUBJECT Antonius, Marcus, 83 B.C.?-30 B.C. fast Cicero, Marcus Tullius fast Philippicae (Cicero, Marcus Tullius) fast Subject Written communication -- Rome -- History -- To 500 Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin -- History and criticism Transmission of texts -- Rome -- History -- To 500 Latin language -- Written Latin. Orators -- Rome -- Biography Authors, Latin -- Biography Death and burial of a person Authors, Latin Latin language -- Written Latin Orators Politics and government Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin Transmission of texts Written communication SUBJECT Rome -- Politics and government -- 265-30 B.C. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115180 Subject Rome (Empire) Genre/Form Electronic books Biographies Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Biographies. Biographies. Form Electronic book LC no. 2001048187 ISBN 9780203995204 9781134529735 1134529732 0203995201 9786610141999 6610141991 9781134529681 1134529686 9781134529728 1134529724 9780415642750 0415642752

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