ERASMUS OF ROTTERDAM AND THE CICERONIANUS (1528): RHETORIC AND EXEGESIS IN THE XVI CENTURY

Authors

  • SIDNEI FRANCISCO NASCIMENTO UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO MARANHÃO

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7443/problemata.v10i1.41756

Keywords:

Erasmus of Rotterdam, Lorenzo Valla, Rhetoric, Exegesis, Allegory

Abstract

In 1528, the dutch humanist wrote the Ciceronianus in order to criticize the rhetoric of Italian humanists and the way in which they imitated Cicero and his eloquence. However, it was Lorenzo Valla and his stylistic which were under debate. In spite of the differences, Erasmus and the Italians shared something, that is, for both, Valla's eloquence should be exalted. However, what the humanist did not tolerate was how the Italians imitated Cicero. Not only did they value the meaning of words and literary purity (as Valla and Erasmus themselves did), but they also overvalued the Cicero's epideictic rhetoric, which concerned Rome and its history, in order to exalt Christian values.

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Author Biography

SIDNEI FRANCISCO NASCIMENTO, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO MARANHÃO

Sidnei Francisco do Nascimento possui pós-doutorado em Filosofia pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo em parceria com a Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore de Milão-Itália. Atualmente é professor Associado de Ética e Filosofia Política do departamento de Filosofia da Universidade Federal do Maranhão.

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NASCIMENTO, Sidnei. Erasmo de Rotterdam: humanismo e tolerância. Ideação (UEFS), v. 01, 2012.

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Published

2019-07-16

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2019)

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