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

by Carl P.E. Springer

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004355154
• ISBN13: 9789004355156
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.3"