The Style and Diction of Cicero in his Orations

Author

Mary Bede, Marquette University

Date of Award

6-1929

Degree Type

Bachelors Essay

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

First Advisor

Thomas P. Whelan

Abstract

Of all great men of antiquity Cicero stands out pre­eminently in the modern world. And pausing we may ask, "ls this imperishable glory his because he saved Rome from the revolutionary movement of Catiline? Or because he very nearly outrivalled Demosthenes in the second Philippic? Or because he ran atheism to the ground in the De Natura Decorum?" And we answer sagely, "It is because of none of these." His literary fame rests solely on the fact that through him Latin prose reached the full height of its splendor.

Comments

A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for The Degree of Bachelor of Arts

Recommended Citation

Bede, Mary, "The Style and Diction of Cicero in his Orations" (1929). Bachelors’ Theses. 402.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/bachelor_essays/402