1978Communication QuarterlyRequires access

The public letters of Cicero

James J. Fernandes

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This investigation focuses on the publicly‐oriented correspondence of Marcus Tullius Cicero as a separate Ciceronian genre and concludes that the letters Cicero marked for publication differ significantly from both his orations and private correspondence in terms of purpose, strategy, and style.

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This investigation focuses on the publicly‐oriented correspondence of Marcus Tullius Cicero as a separate Ciceronian genre and concludes that the letters Cicero marked for publication differ significantly from both his orations and private correspondence in terms of purpose, strategy, and style.

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This investigation focuses on the publicly‐oriented correspondence of Marcus Tullius Cicero as a separate Ciceronian genre and concludes that the letters Cicero marked for publication differ significantly from both his orations and private correspondence in terms of purpose, strategy, and style.

Key concepts: Cicero, Style (visual arts), Literature, Linguistics, Philosophy, Classics, Art

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