Bede and Cicero

The evidence, of Bede's biblical commentaries in particular, suggests 1) that his attitude toward Roman rhetoric, like that of Augustine and Cicero, was ambivalent, 2) that his knowledge reached into the theory of invention, and 3) that he had acces to Cicero's De inventione.

Bibliographic Details
Author:Roger D. Ray
Published: S.n., s.l., 1987
Volume:16
Pages:1-16
Periodical:Anglo-Saxon England
Format:Article
Topic:- Biography > Relations and Sources > Platonism - Neo-platonism > Platonism of Varro, Cicero and Virgil > Cicero
- Influence and Survival > The Middle Ages (430-1453) > Influence on the various authors and writings > [Bède le Vénérable (672 [ou 673]-735)]
Status:Needs Review
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Summary:The evidence, of Bede's biblical commentaries in particular, suggests 1) that his attitude toward Roman rhetoric, like that of Augustine and Cicero, was ambivalent, 2) that his knowledge reached into the theory of invention, and 3) that he had acces to Cicero's De inventione.