Ciceronianism
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Ciceronianism
First recorded in 1580–90; Ciceronian + -ism
Example Sentences
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The literary controversies of the humanists, the disputes on the subject of imitation, of Ciceronianism, and what not, all tended in this direction.
From A History of Literary Criticism in the Renaissance With special reference to the influence of Italy in the formation and development of modern classicism by Joel Elias Spingarn
We may mention, in conclusion, the analogy between Ciceronianism in literature and the revival of Vitruvius by the architects in the sphere of art.
From The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy by Jacob Burckhardt
Ciceronianism, at the period of the Renaissance, and even in the eighteenth century, meant more than the impulse towards florid and sumptuous style.
From Latin Literature by J. W. (John William) Mackail
His Ciceronianism has now completely worn away, but his manner is still as deeply rhetorical as ever.
From Latin Literature by J. W. (John William) Mackail
The cult of Ciceronianism established by Quintilian is the real origin of the collection of Pliny's Letters.
From Latin Literature by J. W. (John William) Mackail
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