Controversies Over the Imitation of Cicero in the Renaissance

Though the term Ciceronianism could be applied to Cicero''s influence and teaching in the field of politics, philosophy, or rhetoric, it is limited in the present study to the technical department of rhetoric. In addition, it represents the trend of literary opinion in regard to accepting Cicero as a model for imitation in composition. The history of Ciceronianism, thus interpreted, has been writt...