This chapter exemplifies how the imitation of the style and contents of classical texts could cre... more This chapter exemplifies how the imitation of the style and contents of classical texts could create a republican discourse of civic values even within a dictatorship, the Rimini of Sigismondo Malatesta. In Ciceronian oration, Parleo draws predominantly on examples in Livy to justify the soldier's action and to argue that the authority of the state and tradition are superior to a dictator's commands. Livy's account of this episode is much more elaborate and includes the lengthy debate over Fabius' fate, in which his father, the Senate, the tribunes of the people, and the army all argue for leniency. Parleo focuses on how the army and the people as a whole are superior to an unjust, overweening, and jealous dictator. Keywords: Cicero; Livy; Parleo; Sigismondo Malatesta
This chapter exemplifies how the imitation of the style and contents of classical texts could cre... more This chapter exemplifies how the imitation of the style and contents of classical texts could create a republican discourse of civic values even within a dictatorship, the Rimini of Sigismondo Malatesta. In Ciceronian oration, Parleo draws predominantly on examples in Livy to justify the soldier's action and to argue that the authority of the state and tradition are superior to a dictator's commands. Livy's account of this episode is much more elaborate and includes the lengthy debate over Fabius' fate, in which his father, the Senate, the tribunes of the people, and the army all argue for leniency. Parleo focuses on how the army and the people as a whole are superior to an unjust, overweening, and jealous dictator. Keywords: Cicero; Livy; Parleo; Sigismondo Malatesta
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