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Cicero Ancient Classics for English Readers (World Cultural Heritage Library) ペーパーバック – 2009/9/9

英語版 W. Lucas Collins (著)
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  • 出版社 ‏ : ‎ Intl Business Pubns USA (2009/9/9)
  • 発売日 ‏ : ‎ 2009/9/9
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  • ペーパーバック ‏ : ‎ 150ページ
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HORACE CHAMPAGNE
5つ星のうち4.0 Roman history is so full thanks they kept records for us to follow
2015年8月12日にカナダでレビュー済み
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its long and very full of history and what strenght this man had in himself and those around him he is much today than ever.
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Nathan Albright
5つ星のうち5.0 A Thougthful And Balanced Biography
2014年11月27日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済み
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As I have read some reviews for this book, I wonder if they read the same book that I did. Seeing the book criticized for having a too laudatory view of Cicero, I wonder how a book that comments extensively on Cicero’s vanity and indecisiveness and lack of manliness, the fact that his reputation was thought greater before his immense debt to Greek philosophy and rhetoric was better known, and the fact that the book compares is style of speaking to the French (not a generally flattering context from a 19th century Brit), I do not see this book as any effort to whitewash the flaws of Cicero at all. That said, the book does comment quite honestly and kindly on Cicero’s virtues and present him as a great man in a turbulent time who perhaps could not have saved his life save by exile, but could have been a man far more worthy of emulation had he been of a more honest and discerning character.

The structure of the book is notable–it begins with a chronological account of Cicero’s family background and life, looking at his provincial background, his education, his early success, his rapid political rise, his turbulent time as consul with the Catiline conspiracy, and then his death in the aftermath of Caesar’s assassination at the end of the Roman Republic. The book then examines such areas as Cicero’s letters to friends, politicians, family members, and even a beloved and honored slave who was eventually freed, attempts to give a fair-minded and balance praise, along wit an attempt to be just to his religious context and temperamentally ironic ways, as well as his philosophical efforts, which were mostly translations of Greek models. The book also comments at some length about Cicero’s tendency to be a devil’s advocate and avoiding taking a strong stand on debates about the immortality of the soul or of the contrast between stoics and epicures that was common in his time, and also, it should be admitted, in our own as well.

In many ways, Cicero was an admirable man. He was intelligent, quick-witted, creative, and patriotic. His immensely candid personal correspondence reveals a chatty and gossipy sort of spirit that enjoys friendly dinner conversation, and also a certain pettiness and political bias that are certainly common in our own times as well. Paradoxically, the same candor that gives us a knowledge of Cicero’s virtues also allows us to see his vices, and he was well-supplied with both. Cicero, with his vanity and prickly personality, sounds like someone who would have been a charming dinner companion but was a weak reed to lean on to protect one’s republic. It was not through lack of effort that he failed to defend a corrupt republic, but rather because the Republic could no longer be saved. The book is well-written, charming, and more than a little bit gossipy itself, but it is a chilling look at the fate of a republic that is on its last legs in the schemes of demagogues and the frustrated longings of the hoi polloi.
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Scribe73
5つ星のうち5.0 Five Stars
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Great service. This is a must for those who like and admire the works of one of Rome's finest.
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Claud Wolf
5つ星のうち4.0 A Victorian View
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My qualms with the author is his unwavering devotion to Cicero. He seems to avoid most of Marcus Tullius Cicero's lesser moments, such as his inability to make decisions during the civil war, or his more embarrassing moments, such as composing a sickeningly self-congratulatory poem about his time as Consul, not to mention his behavior during the Catilina conspiracy. In the Education Of Julius Ceaser, by Aurthur Kahn, he suggests that Cicero enjoyed the fame and limelight of the event, and somewhat helped things along. Certainly he profited by it, at least until he upset Clodius by refusing to provide an alibi for the Vestal incident.

If Cicero had a failing, it was most certainly pride, the sort of pride that made him feel he was above retribution for the many insulting remarks he made. Cicero was witty, and vain about his quick mind. He made off-hand remarks that caused him grief later, and although his downfall was the Philippics he wrote bashing Antony, part of his grief came from Octavius, heir to Ceaser. Cicero said something to the effect that young Octavius should be 'lauded, applauded, then dropped'. Octavius claimed, when Antony demanded Cicero's head as part of their Triumverate, that he argued long and hard against it. I wonder if he gave in a bit sooner due to Cicero's remarks about him and Ceaser.

Cicero had no problem shifting alliances depending on the prevailing sentiments, but usually found himself with the conservative elements. He did not bear adversity well, and his letters to Atticus, his closest friend, were particularly self indulgent during Cicero's exile after being indicted for putting Roman citizens to death without trial during the Catailina conspiracy. He could be charming if he wanted to be, and his powers of oratory are legendary. A great man, certainly, but we modern readers prefer out heroes warts and all. The gentleness that the author treats Cicero with would not be typical if the book had been written in this century.
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5つ星のうち4.0 Classic
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Published in 1873 this very readable book written by a Welsh minister of the Church of England depicts the essence of the politics of Rome over 2000 years ago, it is worth note that it was published 14 years after Darwin's monumental book "On The Origin of Species" although Collins makes no mention of this fact.
Collins is obviously a Christian and this often impedes his impartiality wherein he seeks to find philosophical parallels between Cicero and Christianity.
His opening paragraph states his belief that the England of the late 1800s is more comparable with Cicero's Rome than with Chaucer's England which although a somewhat oblique statement becomes clearer as the narrative progresses however fails to be convincingly proven.
The letters of Cicero which have been handed down to us depict the machinations and political intrigues within Rome during the period of the decline of the republic and the rise of the empire and the role played by this astute intellectual lawyer to hamper the decline.
Collins presents a clear account of the progression of his subject from his birth in 106 BCE into a non-political but aristocratic family to his politically instigated murder in 43 BCE without succumbing to partisanship.
Cicero's penchant for all things Greek introduced the philosophies of the Academy in Athens to the Latin world and is deemed, by some to be instrumental in the flourishing of the Renaissance many centuries later.
Those wishing to enlighten themselves of the life of Cicero and the times within which he lived will find this to be a beneficial introduction to an interesting character living during an intriguing period of history.
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