pessimus omnium poeta: Canonization and the Ancient Reception of Cicero's Poetry

C. Bishop
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Abstract:This article discusses the ancient reception of Cicero's poetry and explains why ancient critiques of it were primarily made under the aegis of genre essentialism: the Greek concept that each author was naturally suited to one genre. It argues that these critiques were a direct result of Cicero's canonization as Rome's primary prose author, and specifically of his transformation into an allegory for Republican eloquence silenced by tyranny. Because this canonization relied so heavily on the Philippics, in which Cicero discusses mockery of his poetry (2.19–20), it is concluded that, ironically, Cicero himself sowed the seeds for this tradition.
奥米纽姆诗歌:西塞罗诗歌的典范化与古代接受
摘要:本文讨论了古代对西塞罗诗歌的接受,并解释了为什么古代对其的批评主要是在流派本质主义的支持下进行的:希腊的观念是每个作者天生适合一个流派。它认为,这些批评是西塞罗被尊为罗马主要散文作家的直接结果,特别是他转变为一个被暴政压制的共和党雄辩的寓言。由于这种封圣在很大程度上依赖于《菲利浦皮书》,西塞罗在书中讨论了对其诗歌的嘲弄(2.19-20),因此得出的结论是,具有讽刺意味的是,西塞罗本人为这一传统播下了种子。
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