The Authority of Ennius and the Annales in Cicero's Philosophical Works.
| dc.contributor.author | Provis, Damien James | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-10-24T00:58:32Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-10-24T00:58:32Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | No author from antiquity has had more influence on modern perceptions of the ancient poet, Ennius, than the late-Republican orator, Cicero. Indeed, Cicero helped transform the image of Ennius from that of a poet to an auctor, an authoritative source. Likewise, at the hands of Cicero, Ennius’ Annales was portrayed in a variety of ways, ranging from a work with scientific credibility, to a text actively involved in the transmission of Roman culture. This thesis aims to explore the ways in which Cicero constructed the authority of Ennius and his Annales through a close analysis of the citations in his philosophical works. As a result of this examination I hope to shed light on the different authority-building techniques with which Cicero crafted Ennius into a formidable source of auctoritas, while also considering his motives and the consequent image of Ennius that arises. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10092/9745 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.26021/4560 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | University of Canterbury. Humanities | en |
| dc.relation.isreferencedby | NZCU | en |
| dc.rights | Copyright Damien James Provis | en |
| dc.rights.uri | https://canterbury.libguides.com/rights/theses | en |
| dc.subject | Ennius | en |
| dc.subject | Annales | en |
| dc.subject | Cicero | en |
| dc.subject | authority | en |
| dc.subject | auctor | en |
| dc.subject | poetry | en |
| dc.subject | Roman literature | en |
| dc.title | The Authority of Ennius and the Annales in Cicero's Philosophical Works. | en |
| dc.type | Theses / Dissertations | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Classics | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Canterbury | en |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | en |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Arts | en |
| uc.bibnumber | 2050772 | |
| uc.college | Faculty of Arts | en |