Ennius and the Annales in Cicero's Philosophical works: Reflections on Cicero's citational strategies

Abstract

Citation and quotation are two distinct and yet related strategies used to reproduce or invoke words previously spoken or written by someone else in order to strengthen an argument or a specific point. Citation, properly speaking, is often equated with paraphrasing or summarizing. At times, it simply relates to invoking the name of an author or a speaker because of the authority that the person carries.