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Record Nr.

UNINA9910796562903321

Autore

Springer Carl P. E.

Titolo

Cicero in heaven : the roman rhetor and Luther's reformation / / by Carl P.E. Springer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, The Netherlands ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Brill, , 2018

©2018

ISBN

90-04-35519-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (313 pages)

Collana

St Andrews Studies in Reformation History, , 2468-4317

Disciplina

284.1092

Soggetti

Rhetoric - Religious aspects

Reformation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Cicero and Christian Latin Eloquence -- “The Real German Cicero” -- Cicero and Wittenberg Education -- “Cicero Refused to Die” -- Lutheranism and Anti-Ciceronianism -- Epilogue.

Sommario/riassunto

In Cicero in Heaven: The Roman Rhetor and Luther’s Reformation , Carl Springer traces the historical outlines of Cicero’s rhetorical legacy, paying special attention to the momentous impact that he had on Luther, his colleagues at the University of Wittenberg, and later Lutherans. While the revival of interest in Cicero’s rhetoric is more often associated with the Renaissance than with the Reformation, it would be a mistake to overlook the important role that Luther and other reformers played in securing Cicero’s place in the curricula of schools in modern Europe (and America). Luther’s attitude towards Cicero was complex, and the final chapter of the book discusses negative reactions to Cicero in the Reformation and the centuries that followed.