Cicero's Philippics and Their Demosthenic Model

Although Cicero''s Phillipics are his most mature speeches, they have received little attention as works of oratory. On the other hand, scholars in this century have considered Cicero''s attitudes toward and dependence on Demosthenes to be an issue of importance. Cecil Wooten brings together these two concerns, linking Cicero''s use of Demosthenes as a model in the Phillipics to precise analyses...