Topica

by Marcus Tullius Cicero, Tobias Reinhardt (Translator)

Cicero's Topica is one of the canonical texts on ancient rhetorical theory. This is the first full-scale commentary on this work, and the first critical edition of the work that is informed by a full analysis of its transmission.

452 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 45

About the author

Born 3 January 106 BC, Arpinum, Italy
Died 7 December 43 BC (aged 63), Formia, Italy

Marcus Tullius Cicero was a Roman philosopher, statesman, lawyer, political theorist, and Roman constitutionalist. Cicero is widely considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists.

Alternate profiles:
Cicéron
Marco Tullio Cicerone
Cicerone

Note: All editions should have Marcus Tullius Cicero as primary author. Editions with another name on the cover should have that name added as secondary author.

Reviews

[Anderson Paz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nessa obra de 44 a.C., Cícero investiga a elaboração de um argumento analisando seu lugar (matriz que origina o argumento). Cícero cataloga topos e seus elementos. Não se trata de uma forma de pensar tópica, como em Aristóteles, mas sim de um catálogo de topos.