Cicero's Topica

Edited with an Introduction, Translation, and Commentary
Erscheinungsjahr 2004
ISBN: 978-0-19-926346-2
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 452 Seiten, Format (B × H): 146 mm x 223 mm, Gewicht: 688 g

Reihe: Oxford Classical Monographs

Cicero's Topica is one of the canonical texts on ancient rhetorical theory. This is the first full-scale commentary on this work, and the first critical edition that is informed by a full analysis of its transmission. Cicero recommends an Aristotelian theory of argumentation to an expert on Roman law. The introduction and the commentary seek to elucidate the exact origins of the theory of argument used by Cicero and explain how it works. Moreover, since
Cicero's suggestions for a reform of Roman civil law have parallels in similar efforts within the legal profession, Tobias Reinhardt considers how much common ground there is between Cicero and the jurists.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Reinhardt, Tobias

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsgeschichte, Recht der Antike
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Antike Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Semantik & Pragmatik

Über Autor(innen)

Tobias Reinhardt is Fellow and Tutor in Classics at Somerville College, Oxford