Cicero in Heaven : The Roman Rhetor and Luther’s Reformation

In Cicero in Heaven , Carl Springer examines the influence of Cicero on Luther and other reformers and discusses the importance of the Reformation for Cicero's continued use, especially in schools, in the following centuries. Cicero in Heaven: The Roman Rhetor and Luther’s Reformation Copyright Contents Preface Prolegomena List of Abbreviations 1 Cicero and Christian Latin Eloquence Non Hominis Nomen Sed Eloquentiae “Spoiling the Egyptians” Renaissance Humanism Reformation Latin 2 “The Real German Cicero” “I Love Cicero” Optimus Philosophus Parrhesiastics 3 Cicero and Wittenberg Education Humanist Education and Cicero Luther’s Latin House of Learning Praeceptor Germaniae 4 “Cicero Refused to Die” Johann Sturm and the Ratio Studiorum The Teacher of Modern Europe Bach, the Latin Teacher Cicero, Illinois 5 Lutheranism and Anti-Ciceronianism The Vernacular Reformation “One Word of Paul’s Likely Has Three Ciceronian Orations in It” Anti-Ciceronianism, Flacius, and Bengel Cicero in Hell Cicero Americanus and the American Adam Epilogue Works Cited Index of Names La 4e de couverture indique : "In 'Cicero in Heaven: The Roman Rhetor and Luther's Reformation', Carl Springer traces the historical outlines of Cicero's rhetorical legacy, paying special emphasis to the momentous impact that he had on Luther, his colleagues at the University of Wittenberg, and later Lutherans. While the revival of interest in Cicero's rhetoric is more often associated with the Renaissance than with the Reformation, it would be a mistake to overlook the important role that Luther and other reformers played in securing Cicero's place in the curricula of schools in modern Europe (and America). Luther's attitude towards Cicero was complex, and the final chapter of the book discusses negative reactions to Cicero in the Reformation and the centuries that followed." In Cicero in Heaven: The Roman Rhetor and Luther's Reformation, Carl Springer traces the historical outlines of Cicero's rhetorical legacy, paying special attention to the momentous impact that he had on Luther, his colleagues at the University of Wittenberg, and later Lutherans. While the revival of interest in Cicero's rhetoric is more often associated with the Renaissance than with the Reformation, it would be a mistake to overlook the important role that Luther and other reformers played in securing Cicero's place in the curricula of schools in modern Europe (and America). Luther's attitude towards Cicero was complex, and the final chapter of the book discusses negative reactions to Cicero in the Reformation and the centuries that followed.